Dizzee Rascal Sentenced for Assaulting His Ex Fiancee

LONDON (AP) — British rapper Dizzee Rascal was sentenced Friday (April 8) to a curfew and a restraining order for assaulting his former fiancée.

A choose at Croydon Magistrates’ Courtroom in south London instructed the musician he should observe a 24-week curfew and put on an digital tag. The choose additionally imposed a 12-month restraining order on the 37-year-old musician, whose full title is Dylan Kwabena Mills.

The musician was convicted in March of headbutting Cassandra Jones at a house in south London in June. Prosecutors stated he pressed his brow towards hers and pushing her to the bottom throughout a “chaotic” argument over cash and custody preparations for his or her two kids.

When police, referred to as by neighbors, arrived, Mills stated “I’m the aggressor,” however later gave a ready assertion in a police interview, denying the allegations and claiming Jones had assaulted him.

Sentencing Mills on Friday, District choose Polly Gledhill stated she needed him to work on how he thinks and behaves, as he “misplaced his mood and used violence.”

She instructed the rapper he had proven “no regret for this matter” and “you proceed to put the blame on Ms. Jones — the sufferer on this case.”

Dizzee Rascal launched his debut album, “Boy in Da Nook,” in 2003 and was among the many first breakout stars from the distinctly British style of hip-hop referred to as grime. His hits embody “Bonkers” and “Dance Wiv Me.”