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Prince of Monaco punched in New York nightclub brawl
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February 21, 2012, Tuesday
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MONACO'S Prince Pierre Casiraghi was punched in the face during a weekend fight at a New York nightclub that landed a local man in court on assault charges, police said yesterday.
Casiraghi, 24, the grandson of former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, was briefly hospitalized after the incident, according to media reports. Police said he and three other men were struck by former restaurateur Adam Hock in a dispute at The Double Seven club about 2am on Saturday.
Among those punched was Stavros Niarchos, the Greek shipping scion and former boyfriend of hotel heiress Paris Hilton, according to a criminal complaint.
Casiraghi told police he was repeatedly struck in the face, according to the criminal complaint, "creating a laceration on informant's cheek, and causing bruising, swelling, redness and substantial pain to informant Casiraghi's face."
The other three men swore out similar complaints against Hock, 47, whose lawyer said he was simply acting in self-defense.
"An individual now known to me from the criminal complaint as the prince was with others harassing my client and acting like little children, name calling and trying to attack my client," said Hock's attorney, Sal Strazzullo.
He said Hock was acting in self-defense when he hit the 24-year-old prince and members of his entourage.
Hock was released from Manhattan Criminal Court without bail after he pleaded not guilty to four counts of assault, he said.
Casiraghi, 24, the grandson of former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, was briefly hospitalized after the incident, according to media reports. Police said he and three other men were struck by former restaurateur Adam Hock in a dispute at The Double Seven club about 2am on Saturday.
Among those punched was Stavros Niarchos, the Greek shipping scion and former boyfriend of hotel heiress Paris Hilton, according to a criminal complaint.
Casiraghi told police he was repeatedly struck in the face, according to the criminal complaint, "creating a laceration on informant's cheek, and causing bruising, swelling, redness and substantial pain to informant Casiraghi's face."
The other three men swore out similar complaints against Hock, 47, whose lawyer said he was simply acting in self-defense.
"An individual now known to me from the criminal complaint as the prince was with others harassing my client and acting like little children, name calling and trying to attack my client," said Hock's attorney, Sal Strazzullo.
He said Hock was acting in self-defense when he hit the 24-year-old prince and members of his entourage.
Hock was released from Manhattan Criminal Court without bail after he pleaded not guilty to four counts of assault, he said.
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