Rapper Ghetts jailed over fatal London hit-and-run:
The grime artist failed to stop after his BMW hit Nepali student Yubin Tamang, 20, in Ilford.
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Rapper Sentenced for Fatal Hit-and-RunJustin Clarke-Samuel jailed 12 years for killing a student in Ilford after a 2025 hit-and-run crash.
- Justin Clarke-Samuel received a 12-year prison sentence for causing a student's death by dangerous driving in 2025.
- He was driving over twice the speed limit and fled the scene after hitting 20-year-old Yubin Tamang.
- The defendant was intoxicated and repeatedly broke traffic laws, including running six red lights in a row.
- The court also imposed a 17-year driving ban and convicted him of additional dangerous driving charges.
This may be the only chance that I get to apologise. It was truly an unintentional act on my part and I am so sincerely sorry for the suffering and emotional distress that I have caused.— Justin Clarke-Samuel (Ghetts), during mitigation at the Old Bailey, expressing remorse over Tamang's death.
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