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entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

Ghetts Gets 12-Year Prison Term for Fatal London Hit-and-Run

British rapper and actor Ghetts (Justin Clarke-Samuel) was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the fatal hit-and-run death of 20-year-old Nepalese student Yubin Tamang in London. He pleaded guilty to causing death by reckless driving after drinking, with a blood-alcohol level about 1.5 times the legal limit, and was driving about 60 mph in a 30 mph zone before fleeing the scene; a damaged mirror helped identify his car, and he received a 17-year driving ban. Tamang’s family expressed heartbreak in a statement read on his behalf by Ghetts’s lawyer.

via Variety|

#entertainment #ghetts #hit-and-run

crime2 months ago•3 min saved

Drive-by outside Harlesden church kills woman during wake as four men stand trial

A gunman opened fire on mourners outside the River of Life Pentecostal Church in Harlesden, London, killing Michelle Sadio and injuring two others during a wake. Four men – Perry Allen-Thomas, Shaquille Sutherland, Amir Salem and Tahjin Sommersall – deny murder and two counts of attempted murder and are on trial at the Old Bailey; prosecutors say the attack was appalling and may have been carried out to target a rapper from Willesden. The Kia used was stolen, driven on false plates and later set alight; victim Kenneth Amoah was paralysed and Kadeem Francis was shot in the foot.

via BBC|

#crime #drive-by-shooting #gun-violence

crime1 year ago•9 min saved

Key Testimony Shifts Focus in Sara Sharif Trial

In a dramatic turn during the murder trial of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, her father, Urfan Sharif, admitted to causing her death after initially blaming his wife, Sara's stepmother. The trial, held at the Old Bailey, revealed harrowing details of Sara's abuse, including fractures, burns, and bite marks. Both Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool, Sara's stepmother, were found guilty of murder, while Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death. The trial highlighted the tragic and violent circumstances of Sara's short life.

via BBC.com|

#child-abuse #crime #murder-trial