Ferne McCann welcomes baby while newborn’s father on trial for ‘acid attack’
Ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins is on trial accused of throwing a corrosive substance in a crowded club.
Reality TV star Ferne McCann has announced the birth of her daughter while the newborn’s father is on trial accused of carrying out a nightclub acid attack.
The presenter and ex-The Only Way Is Essex performer, 27, made the announcement of the arrival of her first child on Instagram on Thursday evening, saying the girl came a week early.
Ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins, 25, is on trial alongside 21-year-old Andre Phoenix after more than a dozen people were injured at the Mangle E8 nightclub in Dalston, east London, in April.
Announcing the birth, McCann wrote: “Wellcome to the world my darling. Didn’t expect to see you a week early. I’m so in love & bursting with pride. It’s a girl.”
Collins, of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, admits throwing the substance but insists he did so having snatched it out of another man’s hand who he thought was going to spike someone’s drink with it.
He denies five counts of grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, and nine counts of actual bodily harm (ABH) against 14 people.
The trial resumes on Monday.
