Mobo-winning musician, 23, was arrested in Stratford, east London, last month

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The Mobo award-winning rapper J Hus will face trial in December after denying possession of a lock knife in a public place.

The musician, who won best song at the Mobo awards last year, sat with his head bowed in the dock during most of the short hearing on Friday morning.

Earlier this month he tweeted an apology to fans for cancelling a number of performances and thanked them for their support.

He appeared at Snaresbrook crown court under his real name Momodou Jallow, where he denied the single charge.

The rapper, wearing a dark green T-shirt, pleaded not guilty to having a lock knife, without good reason or lawful authority, at International Way in Stratford, east London, on 21 June.

The 23-year-old, with an address in Peterborough, was released on bail to appear again on 15 November for a pre-trial review.

The trial is scheduled to take place some time in the two-week period beginning 10 December.