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Police called to Houston-Brown home in Alpharetta
submitted by: Bryant, Kyana
source: Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Entertainment Tonight
Date: December 9, 2003
By TASGOLA KARLA BRUNER
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer
Fulton County police want singer Bobby Brown to explain what happened during an alleged altercation with his wife Whitney Houston that left her with a cut lip and a bruise on her cheek.
On Sunday, Fulton County Police responded to a call by Houston to the couple's home in Alpharetta at the Country Club of the South subdivision at about 8:30 p.m. Houston told police Brown struck her on the left side of her face with an open right hand. The responding officer saw a bruise on Houston's cheek and a cut inside her upper lip, said Kurtis Young, a spokesman for the Fulton County Police Department.
"It was a verbal confrontation which escalated to a physical confrontation," said Young, who would not give details on why the couple fought.
By the time an officer reached the home Brown had left for California, Young said. He said police are now trying to reach him to get his side of the story.
Young said police have a phone number for Brown in California and have a "general idea" of where he is but have not yet been able to contact him. No charges have been filed. Asked if Houston would press charges, Young said: "I can't speak for her. She did call police and a report was filed."
He added that Houston is not needed for charges to be filed because it is now under investigation as an alleged domestic violence incident.
"The report has been filed and wheels of justice are in motion and it depends on where the investigation leads," Young said.
Whitney & Bobby's Domestic Tussle
The ET Insider has confirmed that North Fulton County Police received a frantic 911 call Sunday night from WHITNEY HOUSTON and BOBBY BROWN's suburban Atlanta, GA, home, claiming Whitney had been struck with an open hand to the face by her husband. Police say the domestic altercation took place after a verbal argument turned physical. Officers who responded say the incident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. and they reportedly found Whitney with a bruise on her left cheek. Whitney also told authorities that Bobby returned to California and neither she nor Bobby has been available for comment since. Charges against Bobby are pending while police investigate the incident.
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