LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- British singer Amy Winehouse has been charged with `` common assault '' in connection with an incident last September , and will appear in court later this month , Scotland Yard said Friday . Amy Winehouse performs at last year 's V Festival in Chelmsford , England . In the incident , on September 26 , the singer allegedly hit a fan at a charity ball , British media reported . A spokesman for the 25-year-old Winehouse said in a statement that she `` voluntarily attended a police station in London yesterday morning . `` She was questioned by appointment in relation to an accusation made after the Berkeley Ball last year . `` She was charged with common assault and will attend a court hearing in the coming weeks . '' Winehouse is facing the possibility of another potentially damaging court case after husband Blake Fielder-Civil last month asked his lawyer `` to commence divorce proceedings on the grounds of Amy 's adultery , '' his lawyer , Henri Brandman , said . That came after Fielder-Civil saw photos of her cavorting with another man during her recent holiday in the Caribbean , while he sat in a British jail .
Winehouse allegedly hit a fan at a charity ball in September . She will appear in court later this month . Troubled singer also facing divorce proceedings from jailed husband .