Dizzee Rascal’s ex-fiancée blasts ‘abusive’ rapper’s try to overturn assault conviction

Dizzee Rascal’s ex-fiancée blasted the ‘abusive’ grime star’s attempt to overturn his assault conviction and is now telling survivors of domestic violence ‘you are not by itself.’

Cassandra Jones declared nowadays that the court’s verdict shown ‘wealth and standing are not able to be employed to silence women’, and that ‘support is out there’. 

The rapper, 38, whose authentic identify is Dylan Mills, was discovered guilty previous April of assaulting Ms Jones by urgent his brow in opposition to hers and pushing her to the floor all through a ‘chaotic’ row at her south London house in June 2021.

Mills experienced launched an attractiveness versus his conviction and sentence, but now a judge at Inner London Crown Court rejected his ask for.

Ms Jones, noting how the appeal had been ‘hugely upsetting’ for her, reported the practical experience has assisted her recognize why ‘so a lot of girls drop out of the legal justice system’. 

Grime star Dizzee Rascal (pictured exterior at Internal London Crown Court), 37, has told a court docket that he did not assault his ex-fiancee and that she attacked him with a cellular cellphone

The musician, 38, whose serious identify is Dylan Mills, was offering evidence at Inner London Crown Court docket all through an appeal against his conviction for assaulting Cassandra Jones (pictured) on June 8 2021 

‘This verdict these days when all over again shows prosperity and status can’t be utilised to silence gals,’ Ms Jones claimed in a assertion.

‘Domestic abuse is a criminal offense impacting a person in 4 girls in their lifetime.

‘I would like to thank my family members and friends and the professional organisations who have supported me in the course of and also say to other women of all ages going through abuse that irrespective of income or affect, assistance is out there, and you are not by yourself.’

The musician, who is recognised for chart-topping singles Bonkers and Dance Wiv Me, sat quietly in the dock at Interior London Crown Court docket as his charm towards conviction and sentence was turned down.

District decide Vanessa Baraitser, who was sitting with a panel, explained they had been ‘satisfied’ the case had been built out ‘in the way that had been alleged by the Crown’ and that Mills had ‘used his forehead to drive Ms Jones around’ the place.

Throughout his demo, Mills, who experienced two little ones with Ms Jones ahead of they split in February 2021, was claimed to have ‘barged’ into the property, banged his head on a fridge 3 instances even though holding his son, and begun ‘shouting’ at his ex-companion and her mother Dawn Kirk.

The judge said Ms Kirk experienced been a ‘compelling’ witness whose proof throughout the enchantment experienced been ‘balanced’ about the angry scenes she had witnessed that night.

Mills pictured at Croydon Magistrates’ Court  on April 8 2022, wherever he was sentenced for assaulting Cassandra Jones

Ms Jones had before explained to the appeal hearing she had ‘stumbled to the ground’ after Mills ‘pushed his forehead into my brow and pushed me close to the room’.

‘He achieved his pink mist the place he just isn’t going to treatment,’ she stated.

Giving evidence on Friday, Mills denied the claims and mentioned he was not offended when he arrived at the home.

He explained to the court docket that Ms Jones was ‘hostile’ to him when he acquired to her house.

Mills stated he experienced a ‘good day’ with his loved ones in the several hours in advance of.

He reported he was not in a ‘bad mood’ when he acquired to the house but it was ‘annoying’ that Ms Jones had persistently contacted him about why he was late in arriving there.

The courtroom listened to that in a single of their exchanges he told her she was sending him ‘petty triggering textual content messages’ and that ‘you do not have earned this much of my time or strength, I am only below for the kids’.

Mills explained that voices were being raised at the home as a row about cash broke out concerning the musician, his ex-fiancee and Ms Kirk.

He claimed he went into the kitchen and questioned Ms Kirk ‘why she experienced let Cassie use my young children as weapon towards me’.

Mills explained of Ms Jones that ‘she was shouting at me’ just before including ‘we have been all shouting, it was pretty loud’.

Claiming that she strike him with a mobile phone, he stated: ‘She was hitting out at me. She hit me a couple times and she scratched me. She strike me with the cell phone.’

He additional: ‘I took it off her. She was hitting me and hit me once more.’

Rapper Dizzee Rascal, 37, whose actual title is Dylan Mills, comes at Internal London Crown Court docket currently, where by he is desirable his conviction for assaulting his ex-fiance

In a geared up statement supplied to police just after Mills had been arrested, he mentioned he was left with scratches to his remaining arm from the attack and this experienced been documented by a nurse, the court heard.

Mills described himself as ‘calm and relaxed’ when police arrived but the court docket heard he advised them ‘I am the aggressor’.

Requested by his defence lawyer Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC about why he designed that remark, Mills replied: ‘I was just producing mild and creating banter.’

She requested him: ‘Did you at any phase, whilst at the premises, did you do everything to physically assault Cassie?’

Mills replied: ‘I did not.’

At one particular position for the duration of the row that night, Mills took the cell telephones belonging to Ms Jones and her mom absent from them.

Prosecutor Helena Duong instructed to Mills the ‘real reason’ driving this was simply because he preferred to thwart any makes an attempt by them to phone the police for assistance.

Mills responded: ‘No, I took it since she was already hitting me.’

The court had beforehand heard that Ms Jones claimed said he experienced diminished her ‘allowance’ from £2,000 to £1,800 when she was ‘badly behaved’.

At Inner London Crown Court (pictured) said he did not assault his ex-companion

Ms Jones denied the track record to the row on the day of the alleged attack was about income.

On Friday, Mills claimed he always offered financially for Ms Jones and his little ones, and he did not use his prosperity as way to regulate her.

He informed the courtroom: ‘I consider that is not fair. I do not understand. I paid out all the payments and when she acquired anything for the children she would bill me.’

Mills extra: ‘I do not fully grasp why I would require to management her.’

In April 2022, Mills was given a community order, like a 24-week curfew and 12-month restraining order banning him from speaking to his previous companion, as properly as becoming requested to pay £2,190 in prices and a £95 surcharge.

These penalties have not been changed and the restraining order is thanks to expire in April.

Mills was also purchased to shell out £620 fees for the enchantment.

Mills, who unveiled his debut album Boy In Da Corner, in 2003, was produced an MBE for companies to tunes in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2020.