Singer Chris Brown spared jail over bottle attack in nightclub
Chris Brown has been spared jail after attacking a music producer with a heavy tequila bottle at a packed London nightclub.
TL;DR
- Chris Brown attacked a music producer with a tequila bottle at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, London, in February 2023.
- Brown and his friend Omololu Akinlolu assaulted the producer, Abraham Diaw, on the dancefloor and in a corridor.
- Brown was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, after pleading guilty to affray.
- Akinlolu received a four-month suspended sentence for his role in the attack.
- Both men were ordered to pay £1,500 in costs.
- CCTV footage showed the 'plainly dangerous' use of the bottle, primarily aimed at the victim's head.
- The judge noted Brown's previous convictions for violent offenses in 2009 and 2013.
- Brown's defense highlighted his role as a father, his charitable activities, and the potential economic impact of his incarceration.
- Mr. Diaw sustained head trauma and knee pain but no acute fractures; he later withdrew support for the prosecution.