Sugababes - Amelle Berrabah arrested

Friday, 11 January 2008

Sugababe Amelle Berrabah was arrested yesterday (10.01.08) after allegedly attacking a woman's car.

The singer - whose boyfriend Freddie Fuller narrowly escaped death after being assaulted with a machete on Christmas Eve (24.12.08) - was taken into custody by police after a feud with her sister Laila's neighbour spiralled out of control.

A source said: "There's been problems between the two families and on Thursday it hit boiling point.

"There was shouting and a girl called police, they got there about 10.45am. Amelle was shaking as officers carted her off."

The alleged incident took place in Aldershot, Hampshire.

A police spokesperson said: "A 23-year-old woman from London was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and public order offences. She has been bailed to appear at Aldershot police station on February 21."

Amelle's position in the Sugababes - whose other members are Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range - is now said to be in jeopardy as the incident is just the latest in a string of controversial events.

Last February, Freddie was accused of raping Amelle's younger sister Samiya although he was later cleared.

On Christmas Eve the couple were on a festive pub crawl when Freddie was attacked with a machete at around 11.30pm outside the Queen Victoria pub in Aldershot.

The tree surgeon almost lost his left arm and leg in what surgeons revealed was one of the worst knife attacks they had ever seen.

Amelle said at the time: "He was left for dead. It was horrific - like a nightmare but worse because it was real."