US rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty to assault at his trial in Sweden Tuesday over a street brawl, saying he acted in self-defence in a case that has stirred diplomatic tensions and outraged fans.
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The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was arrested on July 3 along with three other people following the fight in Stockholm on June 30. One of them, the rapper’s bodyguard, was later released.
At the start of Tuesday’s trial, prosecutor Daniel Suneson alleged that Mayers and two other accused had assaulted the 19-year-old male plaintiff.
Suneson said the accused had punched, kicked, and hit the plaintiff with a bottle.
He showed the court parts from some 550 pages of the preliminary investigation, including surveillance footage and maps to establish a timeline of the events leading up to the brawl.
The prosecution also showed photos detailing the alleged victim’s injuries, which included bruises and cuts, seemingly from glass.
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