A municipal court in Prague on Tuesday acquitted the lead singer of the heavy metal band Lamb of God of causing a teenage fan’s death at a concert in the Czech Republic, The Associated Press reported. A court spokeswoman, Marketa Puci, said that the court had ruled that what Mr. Blythe did was not a crime and that the concert organizers were to blame for the incident.
The singer, Randy Blythe, 42, was charged in December with causing bodily harm to another person with lethal consequences. He stood accused of pushing a 19-year-old man from the stage during a 2010 concert at Prague’s Abaton club. The man later died of a head injury. Mr. Blythe pleaded not guilty, saying the fan’s death was an accident that had happened in a confused scuffle after severa fans broke through barricades and rushed the stage. The singer had faced five years in prison if convicted; prosecutors said they would appeal the verdict.
“I had no wish to harm him,†Mr. Blythe said. “He was just a boy. I wish he was still here.â€
