Grime artist was speeding and over drink-drive limit when he hit 20-year-old Yubin Tamang in London
The rapper Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years for killing a student in a hit and run while speeding and over the drink-drive limit.
The grime artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW hit the Nepalese national Yubin Tamang, 20, in north-east London. He admitted dangerous driving and causing death by dangerous driving.
Weeping in court, Tamang’s mother, Sharmila Tamang, said: “My son had come for studies to this place but, because of somebody’s mistakes, he has died at a very small age. Yubin was our only child. My son had come for his studies to the UK saying the UK had the best degree in the world. But on his way back from his work this happened and he lost his life.”
In a statement read to the court, Tamang’s roommate, Sushant Khadka, said: “Yubin was only 20 years old. He had dreams, ambition, plans for his future.”
