The Ministry of Justice has begun an investigation into Jake Farhi, a convicted assassin, after experiences he recorded music referencing his 2008 homicide of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen.
Jimmy, 16, bled to dying on the Three Cooks Bakery in Lee, south London, on 10 Might 2008, after Farhi threw a big glass dish that shattered and severed an artery in his neck.
In 2009, the then-19-year-old Farhi was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years for the homicide. Now 35, he was launched on license in June 2023.
Reports in the Sun newspaper declare he’s TEN, a drill rap artist whose music typically options violent themes, and who conceals his identification with a balaclava in movies.
In a single, accessible on platforms equivalent to Spotify and YouTube, TEN seems to reference Jimmy’s dying with the lyrics: “Caught it on a person and watched him soften like Ben and Jerry’s. Sharpen up my blade I’ve obtained to maintain these vital. Keep alert and stored it prepared, any nook might be lethal. Choose took a have a look at me, earlier than the trial even began he already is aware of he is gonna throw the e-book at me.”
In one other observe TEN boasts: “See a person’s soul fly from his eyes and his breath gone… I wished extra, it made it much less unsuitable. Seeing blood spilled identical flooring he was left on.”
A spokesperson for HM Jail and Probation Service informed the PJ: “We’re conscious of this content material and are investigating it as a precedence. We take any materials that might glorify violence or misery victims extraordinarily critically.”
Margaret Mizen, the mom of the murdered teenager, expressed her shock on the experiences.
“It’s totally troublesome to remark till I’ve learn it,” she was quoted as saying by the Solar, “but when that is true, I’m very saddened as it is going to be a shock to the remainder of my household. Nonetheless Jimmy’s legacy of forgiveness, peace and hope, which we share in faculties, is not going to change.”
Two songs by TEN have been performed on PJ Radio 1Xtra’s Introducing present, though not these with the reference to homicide.
It is understood no one on the station knew of TEN’s true identification till the experiences emerged.
The PJ mentioned in a press release: “The music lyrics you’ve gotten put to us haven’t been performed on the PJ. Choices on music are made on a case-by-case foundation and now we have strict editorial tips in place earlier than any content material is broadcast or posted.
“PJ 1Xtra doesn’t glamorise violence and this particular person doesn’t characteristic on any playlists.”
The Parole Board determined to launch Farhi in Might 2023.
On the time, Mrs Mizen and her husband Barry mentioned: “We should maintain on to hope and pray that the parole board has made the correct determination and that Jake Farhi will not pose a menace to our communities. Solely time will reveal the reality.”
The couple arrange the Jimmy Mizen Basis, which is concerned in charity work together with serving to younger folks in London who’re fleeing violence.
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, 2025-01-16 03:10:00
