Rapper Ghetts jailed for 12 years for killing student in hit-and-run

Rapper Ghetts jailed over fatal hit-and-run Just now Share Save Share Save Award-winning rapper Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years for killing a student in a hit-and-run collision in north-east London. The 41-year-old, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, was sentenced at the Old Bailey after he previously admitted causing the death of Yubin Tamang, 20, by dangerous driving. Tamang, a university student from Nepal, died in hospital two days after being struck by Clarke-Samuel's car on Redbridge Lane East, Ilford, in the early hours of 18 October 2025. The court heard that Clarke-Samuel had been driving at more than 60mph in a 30mph zone when his BMW M5 hit Tamang as he crossed the road. He failed to stop at the scene. 'Catastrophic injuries' Outlining the facts on Tuesday, prosecutor Philip McGhee said Clarke-Samuel had been drinking alcohol on the evening of the crash. The rapper, from Woodford Green in east London, was said to be one and a half times over the legal limit. McGhee said Tamang was crossing the road when he was struck by Clarke-Samuel's car. "Mr Tamang was catapulted into the air before crashing down on the roadway. He sustained catastrophic injuries," McGhee said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook , X and Instagram . Send your story ideas to hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.uk More on this story Rapper Ghetts admits death by dangerous driving Ghetts London violence London Ilford