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A pub landlord who was assaulted by singer Amy Winehouse’s husband accepted a £200,000 bribe to try to save his attacker from jail, a court has heard.
Blake Fielder-Civil and Michael Brown admitted causing grievous bodily harm to James King at his pub, The Macbeth, in Hoxton, east London, in June 2006.
Mr King’s cheekbone was fractured but he struck a deal to “throw the (court) case”, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.
The court heard that a deal was struck after the assault, with Anthony Kelly, 25, from Chalk Farm, north London, and James Kennedy, 19, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, acting as middle men.
Prosecutor Sean Larkin said: “Mr King would prepare what is known as a withdrawal or retraction statement saying he no longer wished to pursue the prosecution.”
As part of the £200,000 deal Mr King would leave the country, making him unable to give evidence to Fielder-Civil and Brown’s assault trial, Mr Larkin said.
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