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Amy Winehouse's husband 'paid £200,000 hush money to publican he beat up'
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of a meeting with the men involved in a $200,000 bribe plot connected with her husband's assault trial, jurors heard. (article 3)
A pub landlord who was beaten up by Amy Winehouse's husband accepted a $200,000 bribe to try to save his attacker from jail, a court heard today. (article 4)
Despite suffering a fractured cheekbone in the June 2006 beating by Blake Fielder-Civil and his friend Michael Brown James King, was ready to be bought off, the court was told. (article 4)
" The deal was that Mr King would take money effectively to throw the case, not turn up, and withdraw his allegation said Sean Larkin (article 4)
Prosecution lawyer Sean Larkin said barman James King suffered a broken cheekbone in the June 2006 attack by Blake Fielder-Civil and another man - but was willing to accept money to spare his attackers jail. (article 1)
King is on trial for conspiring to pervert the course of justice (the equivalent of obstruction of justice in the U.S.). (article 1)
Fielder-Civil was being tried in London on charges of attacking pub landlord James King, and then conspiring with King to have the landlord withdraw as a witness. (article 2)
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Story keywords
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Winehouse, fielder, perverting, King, civil |
Source articles
- Prosecutor: Winehouse spouse offered victim bribe (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/10/2008, 420 words)
- ABC News: Wino: Slur-Filled Song Isn't Racist (ABCNews, 06/09/2008, 339 words)
- Singer absent from 'plot' meeting (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 305 words)
- Amy Winehouse's husband 'paid £200,000 hush money to publican he beat up' (timesonline.co.uk, 06/10/2008, 419 words)
- Singer's husband admits assault (BBC News, 06/09/2008, 157 words)
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