Rapper Ghetts jailed for killing student in hit-and-run

Rapper Ghetts has been jailed for 12 years after killing a Nepalese student in a hit-and-run collision.

He was also disqualified from driving for 17 years. The grime artist, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, failed to stop after his BMW struck 20-year-old Yubin Tamang last October.

Clarke-Samuel, 41, had pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in Ilford, northeast London. Mr Tamang, who had come to the UK from Nepal to study, died in hospital from his injuries two days after the crash.

Speaking after the sentencing, a spokesperson for Mr Tamang's parents said: "We speak today with hearts broken beyond repair. "Our only child, a precious soul has been taken from us far too soon.

He came to the UK to study and create a better life for himself and his family. Justin Clarke-Samuel has stolen our son's future and ours with it.

"We are relieved that Justin Clarke-Samuel pleaded guilty and that he has now been jailed, but we can never forgive him for what he has done." The victim's mother, Sharmila Tamang, had earlier broken down in court, describing the "extreme pain" and "unimaginable sense of loss" of losing her only child. Evidence showed that Clarke-Samuel, 41, was driving his BMW M5 at 74mph in a 30mph zone moments before he hit Mr Tamang as he crossed Redbridge Lane at 11.33pm on 18 October.

Clarke-Samuel then failed to stop at the scene. As the judge summarised the case, Clarke-Samuel, who was dressed all in black, sat in the dock with his eyes closed.

He showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down. He has been in custody since a preliminary appearance at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on 27 October.

Judge Mark Lucraft KC told Clarke-Samuel that CCTV footage showed a "quite appalling litany of incidents" leading up to the fatal collision which he described as "simply shocking". After the crash, Clarke-Samuel had continued to drive for eight miles before going home and having six or seven shots of Ciroc vodka and a "cannabis cookie.