Award-winning 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 Nepalese national Yubin Tamang, 20, in north-east London.
The 41-year-old defendant admitted causing death by dangerous driving and dangerous driving.
In a televised sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Mark Lucraft KC handed him 12 years in prison and disqualified him from driving for 17 years.
He told Clarke-Samuel that CCTV footage showed a “quite appalling litany of incidents” leading up to the fatal collision which was “simply shocking”.
The judge noted the father-of-two’s “genuine remorse” and letters of support including from his partner setting out how he had used his career in music to make a positive impact on his community.
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