Post by Taxigirl on Oct 29, 2004 8:54:04 GMT
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Courtney Love has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a judge heard testimony from the alleged victim.
Kristin King told the Los Angeles court Ms Love threw a bottle and a lit candle at her after turning up at the home of a former boyfriend in the early hours.
Ms Love's defence unsuccessfully tried to get the felony charge reduced to a lesser misdemeanour offence.
The singer was ordered to return to court to offer a plea on 10 November.
"There is uncontroverted evidence that without provocation the defendant threw a bottle at the victim and chased her with a flashlight," said Superior Court Commissioner Sanjay Kumar .
Hair pulling
Ms King told the court Ms Love was "vicious" and "erratic" when she allegedly attacked her while she slept on a sofa on 25 April.
She said Ms Love then sat on her, pulled her hair and pinched her left breast in the "worst pinch I ever had", before managing to flee.
A neighbour also testified to hearing screaming and crying.
"Then I saw another woman come charging out," she testified.
"She had in her hand an extremely large torch, silver in colour. It was being used like a weapon," said Marilyn Corre.
'Looking better'
The assault trial is the latest in a long line of legal troubles for the former Hole singer.
She was recently handed a conditional discharge for hitting a man with a microphone at a concert in New York, with orders to pick up the victim's medical bills and complete a drug programme.
Speaking outside court on Wednesday, Ms Love's lawyer Howard Weitzman said that despite the regular court appearances the performer wanted to move on with her life.
"She couldn't be in any better shape than she is now. Things are looking better and better for Courtney," he said.
Courtney Love has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a judge heard testimony from the alleged victim.
Kristin King told the Los Angeles court Ms Love threw a bottle and a lit candle at her after turning up at the home of a former boyfriend in the early hours.
Ms Love's defence unsuccessfully tried to get the felony charge reduced to a lesser misdemeanour offence.
The singer was ordered to return to court to offer a plea on 10 November.
"There is uncontroverted evidence that without provocation the defendant threw a bottle at the victim and chased her with a flashlight," said Superior Court Commissioner Sanjay Kumar .
Hair pulling
Ms King told the court Ms Love was "vicious" and "erratic" when she allegedly attacked her while she slept on a sofa on 25 April.
She said Ms Love then sat on her, pulled her hair and pinched her left breast in the "worst pinch I ever had", before managing to flee.
A neighbour also testified to hearing screaming and crying.
"Then I saw another woman come charging out," she testified.
"She had in her hand an extremely large torch, silver in colour. It was being used like a weapon," said Marilyn Corre.
'Looking better'
The assault trial is the latest in a long line of legal troubles for the former Hole singer.
She was recently handed a conditional discharge for hitting a man with a microphone at a concert in New York, with orders to pick up the victim's medical bills and complete a drug programme.
Speaking outside court on Wednesday, Ms Love's lawyer Howard Weitzman said that despite the regular court appearances the performer wanted to move on with her life.
"She couldn't be in any better shape than she is now. Things are looking better and better for Courtney," he said.