MARBELLA CLUB

Briton was being held on Spain's Costa del Sol yesterday accused of spraying a disco with gunfire. The man in his 30s, who has not been named, was remanded in custody by a judge in Marbella. He is alleged to have fired during a pitched battle at the crowded Nikki Beach club last month in which a man was shot in the leg.

Jennifer Metcalfe escaped injury yesterday after being caught up in a gunfight at a Marbella nightclub.The 25-year-old actress was partying with friends at the Spanish resort's Nikki Beach Club during a break in filming when the 'pandemonium' began.A gun fight broke out around 2am and two men – thought to be British – were shot.
Witnesses commented that a group of British friends exchanged blows with another group of men and "attacked each other with broken bottles".Then a throng of clubbers including Jennifer ran in panic to the doors after hearing gunshots.
Another witness added: "It was like the Wild West. Everybody dived for cover."
Jennifer - who plays Mercedes McQueen in Hollyoaks - left the club in tears as the victims were taken to hospital.One of them, a 42-year-old, reportedly needed surgery to remove two bullets from his leg. Nikki Beach is popular with sports stars, TV personalities and Z-List celebrities who flock to the resort each yearThe shooting is the second in two days in the Marbella area.