LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – British rapper Ghetts was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday for killing a Nepali student in a hit-and-run while driving dangerously and over the drink-drive limit.
The award-winning artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, pleaded guilty in December to causing the death of 20-year-old Yubin Tamang in north London last year.
Clarke-Samuel, 41, also admitted an additional charge of driving his BMW M5 dangerously before the fatal incident.
Ghetts was nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize for his fourth studio album “On Purpose, with Purpose” and won best male act at Britain’s MOBO Awards in 2021. The rapper has also collaborated with high-profile artists including Ed Sheeran.
Clarke-Samuel sat in the dock at London’s Old Bailey as prosecutor Philip McGhee said he had been drinking before driving home dangerously, running red lights and travelling at nearly 70 miles per hour (112.7 kilometres per hour).
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; editing by Sarah Young and William James)
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