Girls tweeted about 'sending Dappy down' before assault trial
Girls accused of trying to get rich from case
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One of the teen girls involved in N-Dubz rapper Dappy's assault trial has admitted she tweeted that she would 'send him down' during the court process, a court has heard.
Grace Cochran, 19, had apparently since sent messages about the incident on Twitter - and Blackberry messenger to the other girl involved, Serena Burton.
Dappy's lawyer, Paul Greany, told Guildford Crown Court that Cochran had receieved a tweet on Monday saying, "Send the c**t down!" and replied to it saying, "hahaha in the process."
Greany went on to describe messages that Burton and Cochran had sent each other, talking about how they could get rich by selling their story to the media. Burton wrote in one message, "Let's ring them tomorrow when we leave court."
She also admitted saying in a message sent on Tuesday that she was going to "bulls**t" her evidence in court, as she could not remember exactly what had happened. Burton added, "We were just joking between each other."
However, Dappy claimed in court that he was actually the victim, and did not spit at the girls. He told the court that when one man put him in a headlock, he could not breathe, explaining, "They had it in for me. I feared for my life. This is the worst thing in my life that ever happened."
Dappy previously appeared in court in 2012 to face the charges
He said that he had been out partying to celebrate the release of his new single with Brian May, and had told the girls to buy it. He denied that he had called them "sluts" or "ugly," and said instead that they had made it up.
Dappy told police, "They probably realised it was me and wanted to mess me up because I'm famous."
Dappy denies four counts of assault and affray. Two other men deny affray. The case continues.
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