Chris Brown Remanded After Appearing In Court Charged Over ‘Bottle Attack’
Following his court appearance on charges related to an alleged bottle attack at a nightclub in London two years ago, R&B artist Chris Brown was placed under remand in custody.
The 36-year-old American artist was charged with grievous bodily injury to Abraham Diaw in February 2023 and made an appearance in the dock at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
On June 13, District Judge Joanne Hirst transferred the case to London’s Southwark Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing, telling Brown that the alleged offense was “too serious” to be handled at her court. Two security officers were on either side of Brown, who was dressed in a black T-shirt and black Nike jogging trousers, on the dock.
He offered the Lowry Hotel as his address, verified that his name was Christopher Maurice Brown, and gave his birthdate. Brown listened carefully as prosecutor Hannah Nicholls gave a brief summary of the evidence against him.
Ms Nicholls said the alleged victim was stood at the bar of the Tape nightclub on February 19th, 2023, when the defendant launched an “unprovoked attack” in which the complainant was struck several times with a bottle.
She said: “The defendant then pursued him to a separate area of the nightclub where the victim was punched and kicked repeatedly by him and another.”
A bail application followed from Brown’s barrister Grace Forbes, which was denied. Brown confirmed to Judge Hirst that he understood he had further been remanded in custody until next month.
The singer nodded to an associate in the front row of the court’s public gallery as he was led from the dock following the 30-minute hearing.
Members of the public joined members of press to watch proceedings in Court 17, along with others following on videolink in an overspill court.
Brown is said to have flown into Manchester Airport on a private jet on Wednesday afternoon in preparation for tour dates in Ireland and the UK in June and July. He was arrested at Manchester’s Lowry Hotel at 2am on Thursday by detectives from the Metropolitan Police.
The Go Crazy singer is planning a June 28 performance at Marley Park as part of a June and July tour of Ireland and the UK.
