(2 Aug 2019) Fans were queuing outside the court building in Stockholm on Friday, shouting "Free A$AP" as the trial against U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky paused for lunch break. A witness in the A$AP Rocky assault case revised Friday her story from initial police reports, testifying in a Swedish court that she didn't actually see the American rapper hitting a man with a bottle.
The young woman and her friend, testifying anonymously, were questioned via video link at Stockholm District Court.
The third day of a trial where the rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, and two other suspects are accused by prosecutors of beating 19-year old Mustafa Jafari, will focus on witness testimonies, including the rapper's bodyguard, identified as Timothy Leon Williams.
Whether or not Jafari, who got into an argument with Mayers' entourage in Stockholm on June 30, was hit with parts or a whole bottle has become one of the key issues at the trial.
The woman told the court she had been eating with her friend at a fast-food restaurant called Max in central Stockholm on the evening of June 30 as they saw how Mayers' entourage and Jafari encountered each other.
The woman stated the court that she heard a bottle being crushed but was unable to state whether Mayers' entourage threw the bottle to the ground or hit Jafari with it.
She said that she didn't see Mayers holding a bottle during the scuffle.
Also her friend testified that she didn't see anyone hitting Jafari with a bottle.
However, both women testified that they saw Mayers and his partners beating and kicking Jafari.
Find out more about AP Archive:
Twitter:
Facebook:
Google+:
Tumblr:
Instagram:
You can license this story through AP Archive:
0 Comments