00:01When an arena show is stopped, public safety comes first.
00:05In Birmingham, thousands of Peter Kay fans were evacuated from the Utilita Arena after an alleged bomb hoax.
00:13A 19-year-old has appeared before Birmingham magistrates.
00:17Omar Majid from Saltley gave no indication of plea to a charge of communicating false information to police.
00:25He was remanded in custody and is due in Birmingham Crown Court on the 1st of June.
00:31The charge has not been proved.
00:34The court heard prosecutors allege Majid entered the arena without a ticket on Friday.
00:40They said he indicated to a police constable and others that a bomb may have been left inside the venue,
00:46leading to an evacuation.
00:49Prosecutor Ros Butler told the court the alleged hoax had serious repercussions at an event with an expected crowd of
00:57almost 13,000 people.
00:59During the hearing, District Judge Michelle Smith repeatedly asked Majid to remain quiet and seated.
01:06He was removed from the court before the end of the hearing after protesting that proposed bail conditions were not
01:13acceptable.
01:15Peter Kay had been taken from the stage at around 45 minutes into his set, part of his national Better
01:22Late Than Never tour.
01:24West Midlands Police later said nothing suspicious was found at the venue.
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