BREAKING: Jimmy Mizen's killer Jake Fahri recalled to prison amid drill rap video probe
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Jake Fahri, 35, who served 14 years in jail for the murder of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions, the Probation Service said. The news comes in the wake of allegations that Fahri, who was released in 2023, has since begun performing as drill rapper TEN, whose lyrics glorify violence and murder. His music was played on BBC 1Xtra less than 18 months later, it was reported this week.
The BBC has said the artist's tracks do not feature on any BBC playlists, and that a track which appeared to reference Jimmy's death had never been played on its channels. A spokesman for the broadcaster added there were "no further plans to play his music", and that it was not aware of the artist's background.
Recall was initiated for Fahri on Thursday after he was found to have breached his licence conditions, the Probation Service confirmed. A Probation Service spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with Jimmy Mizen’s family who deserve better than to see their son’s murderer shamelessly boasting about his violent crime. All offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions. As this case shows, we will recall them to prison if they break the rules.”.
Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish at him. The glass dish shattered and severed blood vessels in 16-year-old Jimmy’s neck in a south London bakery on May 10 2008. Witnesses reported seeing Fahri swaggering from the shop with a smile.
