Police to investigate Akon 'fan-throwing'

Police are investigating a reported scuffle between R&B star Akon and a teenage fan that ended with the singer tossing the youth off a New York stage and on to another spectator who said she suffered concussion, it was reported today.

Audience members said the trouble started when a spectator threw something at Akon during a concert on Sunday at Dutchess Stadium and the singer asked the crowd to point out the culprit, The Poughkeepsie Journal newspaper reported.