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Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, admitted causing death by dangerous driving
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.
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.
The court was shown a compilation of CCTV of Clarke-Samuel's erratic driving including footage of the moment he hit Tamang.
Afterwards, an Uber driver saw what he initially thought was a "bundle of clothes in the road" and called 999 on realising Tamang was seriously injured, the court heard.
