Rapper Pa Salieu has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for his part in an attack on a lone victim in 2018.
The music artist was jailed on Friday (2 December) after previously admitting to violent disorder at a previous hearing.
He was sentenced on both the violent disorder charge and for possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon.
Salieu – full name Pa Salieu Gaye – was nearby when a fight near a nightclub in Coventry town centre broke out in the early hours of 1 September 2018.
The altercation resulted in Salieu’s best friend, Fidel Glasgow, being fatally stabbed. No one has ever been charged with his murder.
Salieu, known for his song “Frontline”, was part of a group of men that chased a man from the scene to another location.
The 23-year-old man they chased was attacked by the group. His injuries required emergency surgery and he ended up spending 10 days in hospital.
The music artist was jailed on Friday (2 December) after previously admitting to violent disorder at a previous hearing.
He was sentenced on both the violent disorder charge and for possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon.
Salieu – full name Pa Salieu Gaye – was nearby when a fight near a nightclub in Coventry town centre broke out in the early hours of 1 September 2018.
The altercation resulted in Salieu’s best friend, Fidel Glasgow, being fatally stabbed. No one has ever been charged with his murder.
Salieu, known for his song “Frontline”, was part of a group of men that chased a man from the scene to another location.
The 23-year-old man they chased was attacked by the group. His injuries required emergency surgery and he ended up spending 10 days in hospital.
- 12/2/2022
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - Music
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