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Chris Brown Faces Sentencing Over Vicious Club Attack
26 Oct
Summary
- Chris Brown's sentencing for affray is scheduled following a 2023 London nightclub incident.
- Prosecutors described the attack as vicious and unprovoked, causing head and knee injuries.
- The victim was struck multiple times with a glass bottle, requiring hospital treatment.
US singer Chris Brown is set to be sentenced for affray following a "vicious and unprovoked attack" in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, aged 37, entered a guilty plea to the charge in July. The sentencing remarks will be broadcast live.
The victim, music producer Abe Diaw, sustained head and knee injuries necessitating hospital care. Police stated that CCTV evidence captured Brown hitting Mr. Diaw multiple times with a glass bottle. More serious charges that Brown denied were dropped.
Omololu Akinlolu, Brown's 40-year-old vocal coach, also pleaded guilty to affray. Assault and attempted grievous bodily harm charges against him were dismissed. Affray, defined as threatening or using violence that causes fear for safety, carries a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment.
