US EditionRapper Ghetts jailed for killing student in hit-and-run
Ghetts, 41, was 1.5 times over the drink-drive limit and drove 8 miles after hitting 20-year-old student Yubin Tamang, who died two days later, court heard.
- Justin Clarke‑Samuel, 41, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Yubin Tamang, 20, by dangerous driving on Redbridge Lane at about 11.33pm on October 18.
- Prosecutors told the court he had been drinking, with a blood alcohol level about one and a half times the legal limit after admitting three glasses of brandy.
- Prosecutors said CCTV footage and mobile-phone data mapped the defendant's London route, while police found the black BMW M5 with a smashed windscreen at his home.
- The defendant is in custody and has been disqualified from driving with immediate effect, and Judge Mark Lucraft KC has warned Justin Clarke-Samuel, the defendant, to expect a prison term.
- In court, the victim's mother Sharmila Tamang said, "We feel extreme pain and an unimaginable sense of loss. What we have felt is something that we have to endure," while the Tamang family urged the judge to impose the maximum penalty.
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Court jail rapper Ghetts for killing university student in hit-and-run accident
Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, has jailed popular UK rapper, Ghetts for the killing of a 20-year-old university student, Yubin Tamang. Ghetts whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, with 17 years driving ban after pleading guilty to dangerous driving that caused death. The 41-year-old singer struck Yubin Tamang on October 18 2025, with his BMW M5 in a hit-and-run collision in…
Rapper Ghetts Sentenced to 12 Years for Fatal Hit-and-Run Incident
41-year-old British rapper Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following a fatal hit-and-run incident where he struck and killed a Nepalese student. Rapper Ghetts Fatal Hit-and-Run Incident In October 2025, while driving in Ilford, northeast London, rapper Ghetts failed to stop his BMW after he struck a 20-year-old Nepalese student, Yubin Tamang. Tamang, who had come to the UK from Nepal to s…
After recognizing his responsibility for a fatal accident in October 2025 in London, Ghetts was sentenced to 12 years in prison for homicide by dangerous driving. The British rapper had struck a 20-year-old student while driving well above the authorized speed and under the influence of alcohol.
Rapper Ghetts Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Deadly Hit & Run in London
Rapper-actor Ghetts (real name Justin Clarke-Samuel) has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a 20-year-old student in a fatal hit-and-run in October. The 41-year-old East London native has also been barred from driving for 17 years after pleading guilty in December to causing the death of Nepalese student Yubin Tamang and another count of dangerous driving, according to a Crown Prosecution Service press release on Tuesday (March 3…
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