Overview
- Judge Tony Baumgartner at Southwark Crown Court approved a bail variation allowing Brown and co‑defendant Omololu Akinlolu to return to the United States.
- Prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe KC said the terms remain very stringent, with a £5 million security retained and subject to forfeiture if conditions are breached.
- Brown pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possessing an offensive weapon alleged to be a bottle, and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
- Akinlolu denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and the judge warned the October 2026 trial could proceed without the defendants if they do not attend.
- The pair are due back at Southwark Crown Court on January 28 for a case management hearing, following allegations from a February 2023 incident at the Tape club and a May 2023 arrest reported in the media.