*In New York City, authorities have arrested rapper Casanova for robbery. He was booked after a woman, Nia Rucker, claimed he and two other people allegedly attacked her which resulted in her being bloodied with stitches, a broken jaw and a loose tooth, according to PIX11.
It’s not clear why he wasn’t charged with an assault charge, but Casanova, whose real name is Caswell Senior, faces a robbery charge, according to police.
Senior was arrested in connection to an early morning attack Sunday Aug. 5 inside a diner on West 14th street, police said.
Rucker, 23, told police that Senior, another man and a woman attacked her because they thought she had taken smartphone video of them.
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Here’s more from PIX11:
The trio allegedly attempted to take the woman’s phone to delete the video, at which time Senior took her phone while a second man choked the victim by putting her head between his arms. Police said the woman was left unconscious and thrown onto the floor.
Senior and his female accomplice then allegedly punched the victim in the face, causing lacerations to her chin, a swollen lip and her mouth to bleed.
Niya Rucker talked to PIX11 exclusively about the attack last week. She claimed to be the woman attacked by the rapper and his entourage, and provided video of her bleeding from the mouth. Rucker had stitches below her chin when interviewed.
“This this is embarrassing, I haven’t eaten food in three days,” Rucker said. “And its more than just the physical pain.”
Rucker told PIX11 she was on Instagram Live to show off the food she had ordered, and said she never filmed the rapper.
Senior’s attorney sent PIX11 a statement after the interview denying the incident took place.
“Casanova adamantly denies the allegation that he assaulted anyone. Any contention he did so is totally false,” the attorney said. “We are in the process of conducting our own investigation into these false allegations.”
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