UK rapper Ms. Dynamite was
charged with assaulting a female police officer outside a London nightclub on
Jan. 6.
The 25-year-old rapper was
celebrating her birthday with her brother and another female acquaintance.
Police allegedly witnessed
her kicking the front door of the Paragon Lounge nightclub in West London.
When police questioned her,
they claim she became abusive.
She was arrested in the
resulting fracas, but while in custody, police claim Ms. Dynamite punched a
female officer in the face, bruising the officer’s nose.
Police charged the award
winning rapper with assaulting a female police officer and with disorderly conduct.
Her brother, 22-year-old
Kingsley Daley, was charged with obstruction and another woman with the siblings
was charged with public disorder.
Ms. Dynamite, born Niomi
McLean-Daley, has won Brit Awards, Mobo Awards and a Mercury Music Prize.
All three will appear in
court on Jan 13.