A man said to have been paid handsomely to stitch up nightspot bosses by saying he had been shot at Birmingham’s Arabian Nites was an imposter, police believe.
In a 120-page document submitted as part of a licensing hearing, West Midlands Police stated they did not believe the man who came to court was the victim. The hearing followed a harrowing incident at the club, a shisha lounge haunt for stars of sport and showbiz.
At Birmingham Magistrates' Court, the man who alleged he had been paid was, according to court staff, described as Asian. But the individual actually wounded during the May 26 reggae night at the luxury venue was described as Afro-Caribbean, police say.
A note provided by the man who turned up at the hearing to back the club’s successful bid to stave off closure played a vital part in the establishment’s victory.
