More courts news, though not really music news, but music related, and the conclusion of a story we reported on this time last year. A man who shot two security guards during a Kanye West concert at Birmingham's NEC last February has been sentenced to life imprisonment. As you'll remember, two NEC stewards ended up in an altercation with Abidan Raphael and his girlfriend Joanne Bushell after they twice tried to enter the West gig without tickets. As the stewards escorted Raphael off the premises, he produced a hand gun and shot the stewards - one was hit four times, the other once. Fortunately they survived the incident. Raphael was found guilty of attempted murder and various firearms and assault charges and jailed for life. Girlfriend Bushell got three years for assisting in the crime.
Feb 2, 2007
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Shooter at Kanye West gig gets life
Abidan Raphael has been jailed for life for shooting two NEC stewards at a Kanye West concert, while his girlfriend Joanne Bushell was jailed for three years.