MHD sentenced to 12 years in prison for murder: the rapper's sentence confirmed on appeal

The rapper MHD, pioneer of the afro-trap, received his 12-year sentence of criminal imprisonment confirmed on appeal by the Val-de-Marne assize court on Friday, February 28, reports Le Parisien. Juged for his participation in the murder of Loïc K. in 2018, as part of a settlement of accounts between rival gangs, he continues to claim his innocence.The verdict provoked a strong emotion in the courtroom. MHD, who appeared free, was immediately han…

On Friday 28 February 2025, the judicial court in Créteil handed down its verdict on MHD, sentenced at first instance to 12 years in prison for murder. The rapper, who had appealed, was sentenced to the same penalty as in his first trial in 2023.

During his trial at first instance, MHD, by its real name Mohamed Sylla, was sentenced to 12 years of criminal imprisonment.

The verdict has finally fallen. MHD, one of the leading figures of Afro-Trap, was sentenced this Friday, February 28 on appeal to 12 years of imprisonment for voluntary homicide.

Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 10:01 Sentenced to 12 years in prison for voluntary homicide, the rapper MHD denies the facts: "All I have to say is that I did not participate in it" By RTL info with AFP The rapper MHD was sentenced Friday on appeal, in Créteil, to 12 years in prison for the murder of a young man in the framework of a settlement of accounts between rival Paris cities. Reading Zen One of his co-accused also received a sentence of 12 ye…

In 2023, after three weeks of trial, MHD, with its real name Mohammed Sylla, received 12 years in prison for the murder of Loïc K. The rapper who claims to be the founder of the "afro-trap", a musical genre that merges the trap and African sounds, was tried with eight other co-accused. MHD has always claimed his innocence. In 2019, he was charged before being placed in pre-trial detention for two years. In September 2023, he was again imprisoned…