The Zutons rocker Dave McCabe has been found guilty of assault for headbutting a stranger in a drunken brawl. The singer was convicted on one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm for attacking Peter Appleby in an altercation at a nightclub in Liverpool, England in February.
Appleby claimed the star broke his nose in the attack, which was prompted when his group of friends insulted McCabe's girlfriend. McCabe, who admitted drinking three glasses of wine and five bottles of beer before the attack, insisted he had been provoked and acted in self-defense, but a jury at Liverpool Crown Court disagreed and found him guilty on Wednesday, September 22.
The star now faces a possible jail sentence following the guilty verdict. It was not known when he will be sentenced as WENN went to press.
Appleby claimed the star broke his nose in the attack, which was prompted when his group of friends insulted McCabe's girlfriend. McCabe, who admitted drinking three glasses of wine and five bottles of beer before the attack, insisted he had been provoked and acted in self-defense, but a jury at Liverpool Crown Court disagreed and found him guilty on Wednesday, September 22.
The star now faces a possible jail sentence following the guilty verdict. It was not known when he will be sentenced as WENN went to press.
- 9/23/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The frontman of The Zutons has been found guilty of assault. Dave McCabe, 29, had denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm and claimed that he had acted in self-defence during the incident, which occurred in the early hours of February 21. Liverpool Crown Court heard that the 'Valerie' songwriter headbutted Peter Appleby outside Korova bar on Liverpool's Hope Street, breaking his nose. The altercation was caught on CCTV. The singer had told the court that he had been out after celebrating his mother's 60th birthday when (more)...
- 9/22/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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