A musician friend of Chris Brown’s has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent over an alleged nightclub assault, following the singer’s court appearance yesterday.
Omololu Omari Akinlolu, known as Hoody Baby or Hood Boss, is set to appear in court over the alleged incident at Tape nightclub in Hanover Square in London, on Sunday, 19 February 2023. He will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court today.
The pair have released music together in the past, as Hoody Baby featured on Brown’s track No Such Thing, released in 2020. Meanwhile, Brown features on Hoody Baby’s song Flexing, which also has features from Lil Wayne, Quavo and Gudda Gudda.
Yesterday, 36 year old musician Chris Brown appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court after being charged with grievous bodily harm with intent by the Metropolitan Police. He was arrested at 2am on Thursday at The Lowry Hotel in the city after police discovered he was in the country ahead of upcoming tour dates in Europe and the UK.
Brown has been remanded in custody until June 13 by a judge in Manchester over an allegation of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Following Brown’s arrest, a spokesman for The Metropolitan Police said: “A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 May on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He has been taken into custody where he remains.
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“The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023. The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.”
On Thursday evening, Adele Kelly, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Chris Brown, 36, with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
“The alleged incident occurred in London on February 19 2023. He will have his first court appearance on Friday May 16 at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against this defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.
“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
Following the news Brown had been remanded in custody until June 13, dates for his upcoming tour have been thrown into chaos. His Breezy Bowl XX Tour is due to start in Amsterdam on June 8 – but Brown will be in custody ahead of his appearance at Southwark crown court in London on June 13
Source: Mirror
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