Rapper Ghetts pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving
Ghetts admitted to causing death by dangerous driving after hitting a student at over twice the speed limit and failing to stop, with sentencing due in February 2026.
- Rapper Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving of 20-year-old Yubin Tamang, a student from Nepal.
- Ghetts failed to stop his BMW after hitting Tamang on Redbridge Lane in Ilford on October 18, and he also admitted to dangerous driving before and after the fatal collision.
- Ghetts, a two-time Mercury Prize nominee and MOBO winner, has been in custody since October 27 and will be sentenced in February, facing an inevitably lengthy prison term.
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Bristish Rapper Ghetts Pleads Guilty to Death by Dangerous Driving
The music world was left reeling as acclaimed rapper Ghetts pleaded guilty to causing the death of a young student in a devastating hit-and-run. The award-winning star, known offstage as Justin Clarke Samuel, appeared by video link from Pentonville prison as he admitted to the shocking charges at the Old Bailey in London. The 41-year-old artist confessed to causing the death of 20-year-old Nepali student Yubin Tamang on October 18 after driving …
Rapper Ghetts Pleads Guilty to Fatal Hit-and-Run
Award-winning rapper Ghetts has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a young man in a hit-and-run collision. The grime artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW hit 20-year-old Yubin Tamang in north-east London. On Monday, Clarke-Samuel, 41, who appeared at the Old Bailey via videolink from Pentonville Prison, pleaded guilty to causing Mr Tamang’s death by dangerous driving on 18 October 2025. He also pleade…
Rapper Ghetts pleads guilty to fatal hit-and-run
Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, is set to be sentenced at the Old Bailey in February.
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