Rapper Pa Salieu denies Coventry disorder charge
Award-winning rapper Pa Salieu has denied charges of wounding with intent and violent disorder.
The 23-year-old was charged following an inquiry into the death of Fidel Glasgow in Coventry in 2018. The grandson of The Specials singer Neville Staple, Mr Glasgow was injured during disorder outside Club M, and later died in hospital. Mr Salieu is accused of wounding another man during disorder preceded Mr Glasgow's stabbing. Appearing at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday, the BBC Sound of 2021 winner also denied possession of a glass bottle as an offensive weapon. No-one has been charged with Mr Glasgow's murder, but the rapper and nine more people have been charged in connection with the preceding violence. Pa Salieu Gaye, of Hillfields in Coventry, was released on conditional bail to appear at the same court on 31 January next year. The nine other defendants from Coventry and Nuneaton, charged in connection with the disorder, also appeared in court. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk Related Internet Links HM Courts & Tribunals Service