How remorseless and arrogant Jake Fahri provoked outrage with his behaviour during his trial for Jimmy Mizen’s murder
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THE Old Bailey has played host to the trials of Britain’s most notorious killers, terrorists, rapists and spies during its 350-year history. But it is unlikely any criminal more arrogant than Jake Fahri has gripped the rail at the Central Criminal Court.
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Remorseless Fahri provoked outrage with his behaviour during his 2009 trial for the murder of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen. The cocky killer, then 19, flirted with a young female juror and also tried to portray himself as the victim — claiming he had killed Jimmy in self-defence.
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Swaggering Fahri’s arrogant demeanour was in contrast to the Mizen family, who rose above his antics as they watched him spouting a tissue of lies and insulting Jimmy’s memory. Short-tempered Fahri had a history of violence and was a timebomb waiting to explode when he murdered gentle giant Jimmy.
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He had history with the Mizen family, having mugged Jimmy’s older brother Harry twice. The first time was in 2001 when Fahri, then 11, walked up to Harry, ten, and demanded money. Harry handed over 20p before Fahri punched him in the stomach. Harry’s mother Margaret made a complaint to Fahri’s school, which left him carrying a grudge against the family of eight children.
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Two years later Fahri beat up Harry in the street and the upstanding Mizen family again complained. Police visited Fahri at home on that occasion and gave him a harassment warning. It was the start of a continuing pattern of offending which the law failed to deal with before he murdered Jimmy.
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