Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years after killing a 20-year-old student in a fatal hit-and-run incident in London.
The 41-year-old rapper and Mercury Prize nominee, real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after hitting a man in Ilford on October 18, 2025 around 11.30pm. Yubin Tamang, a student from Nepal, died in hospital from his injuries two days after being hit by Ghetts’ BMW.
Evidence showed that the rapper was driving at 74mph in a 30mph zone before striking Tamang as he crossed Redbridge Lane. Ghetts then failed to stop at the scene. A court heard that after the crash, Clarke-Samuel continued to drive for eight miles before going home and having six or seven shots of Ciroc vodka and a “cannabis cookie”.
Upon his arrest several hours later, his BMW was found parked near his home with damage including a smashed windscreen, marks on the bonnet, damage to the front bumper and a missing wing mirror cover.
He has been in custody since making a preliminary appearance on October 27 at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court. There, he was disqualified from driving with immediate effect, and he later pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving in December.
The victim’s mother told the Old Bailey of the “extreme pain” and “unimaginable sense of loss” after hearing about the death of her only child (as per Sky News).
“My son had dreamed of further education and had come to the UK. He wanted to gain a degree from here because it is well recognised in the world. Unfortunately, this tragic event happened near our home while he was returning home from work,” she said in court, sharing a witness statement via an interpreter.
