Lammy blocks open prison move for killer of London schoolboy Jimmy Mizen 'who rapped about murder'

"Justice secretary David Lammy has blocked a Parole Board recommendation that a killer accused of releasing rap music about his murder of a London schoolboy be transferred to an open prison. Jake Fahri was jailed for life in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing 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 bakery in Lee, South London, on May 10 2008."

"Fahri, now 36, was released on licence in June 2023 but was recalled to prison in January 2025 following the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) reporting that The Sun newspaper was publishing a story about him producing drill music including details about the murder. The newspaper had claimed that Fahri is masked drill artist Ten - who was showcased on BBC 1Xtra - and that in one of his tracks available on Spotify and YouTube the balaclava-clad rapper appeared to reference Jimmy's death."

"A Parole Board decision summary said Fahri gave evidence to the panel disputing the music was "about his own life", but said since his recall the killer has accepted that he was the artist known as Ten in the videos. The board said Fahri should not be released from custody, but could be moved to an open prison, which have minimal security and allow eligible prisoners to spend most of their day out of prison on licence."

David Lammy blocked a Parole Board recommendation to transfer Jake Fahri to an open prison. Fahri was jailed for life in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish that shattered and severed blood vessels in his neck in a Lee bakery on May 10 2008. Fahri was released on licence in June 2023 and recalled to prison in January 2025 after the Ministry of Justice reported that The Sun was publishing a story alleging he produced drill music including details about the murder. The Sun claimed Fahri is the masked drill artist Ten and that one of his tracks appeared to reference Jimmy's death. A Parole Board summary said Fahri initially disputed the music was "about his own life" but later accepted he was the artist known as Ten; the panel recommended progression to an open prison for reflection rather than immediate release.

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