Chris Brown charged with GBH over alleged bottle assault in nightclub | UK information

The US musician Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily hurt with intent over an alleged bottle assault at a London nightclub two years in the past.

The 36-year-old rapper, a former associate of the singer Rihanna, was arrested at 2am on Thursday on the five-star Lowry lodge in Salford, Larger Manchester, after flying into the UK for a tour.

He stays in custody and can seem at Manchester magistrates court docket on Friday.

A Metropolitan police spokesperson stated: “A 36-year-old man was arrested at a lodge in Manchester shortly after 0200hrs on Thursday, 15 Could on suspicion of grievous bodily hurt.

“He has been taken into custody the place he stays. The arrest pertains to an incident at a venue in Hanover Sq. on 19 February 2023.”

Adele Kelly, the deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London North, stated: “We have now authorised the Metropolitan police to cost Chris Brown, 36, with one depend of grievous bodily hurt, opposite to part 18 of the Offences In opposition to the Individual Act 1861.

“The alleged incident occurred in London on 19 February 2023. He may have his first court docket look on Friday 16 Could at Manchester magistrates court docket.”

Brown is because of play 10 dates within the UK as a part of his Breezy Bowl XX tour, starting on the Co-op Stay area in Manchester on 15 June.