Teenager charged over incident at Peter Kay concert is remanded in custody
Teenager will remain in custody over alleged Peter Kay bomb hoax
A teenager charged over an alleged bomb hoax which forced a Peter Kay comedy show to be evacuated has been remanded in custody until next month.
Omar Majed, aged 19, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court this morning (Monday) charged with communicating to a police officer and others information, which he knew or believed to be false, that a bomb was present in the arena.
The court was told thousands of fans had to be evacuated at the show on Friday after the teenager allegedly “barged” his way into Birmingham’s Utilita Arena without a ticket.
Majed was alleged to have indicated to a police constable and others that a bomb may have been left at the venue.
The alleged hoax had “serious repercussions” at an event with an expected crowd of almost 13,000 people, she added. Kay, aged 52, was ushered off stage
The show was then cancelled after the evacuation and West Midlands Police later said “nothing suspicious was found” during searches.
Majed did not enter a plea today and was remanded in custody until June 1 when he will appear at Birmingham Crown Court.