"Metropolitan Police/PA Wire Justice Secretary David Lammy has intervened to block the transfer of a killer to an open prison after it emerged he had released drill music with lyrics referencing the murder, under a pseudonym. Jake Fahri was sentenced to life in 2009 for killing 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish at him that shattered and severed the arteries in his neck."
"He was released on licence in 2023 but was later recalled after the Sun published a story that alleged Fahri was making music, including about the murder, as balaclava-clad artist TEN. Two years on, the Parole Board has said he should now be moved to an open prison - but a Ministry of Justice spokesperson said Lammy's intervention was for "public protection". In its decision summary, the board had said Farhi had initially disputed that the music was "about his own life" but after being recalled to prison, he accepted that he was the artist TEN."
"Lammy's reversal has been welcomed by Mizen's mother Margaret, who told the Sun she was "shocked" by the Parole Board's initial recommendation. "I would much prefer this decision didn't have to be made because he would have turned his life around. I'm really sad that he hasn't," she said. But the reversal shows Farhi had "not changed his attitude". "He got into the witness box at his trial and lied through his teeth. Clearly, he hasn't changed, and I'm glad the justice secretary has seen through it.""
Justice Secretary David Lammy intervened to stop the transfer of convicted killer Jake Fahri to an open prison after revelations that he released drill music under a pseudonym referencing the murder. Fahri received a life sentence in 2009 for killing 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish that severed arteries. Fahri was released on licence in 2023 and later recalled after media allegations that he performed as balaclava-clad artist TEN. The Parole Board recommended an open-prison move after Fahri accepted the TEN identity and was said to need reflection, but the reversal was made for public protection and welcomed by Mizen’s mother.
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