TL;DR
- Rapper Ghetts, real name Justin Clarke-Samuel, is facing additional charges linked to a hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of 20-year-old Yubin Tamang.
- Initially charged with causing death by dangerous driving, he now faces two more charges for dangerous driving before and after the collision on 18 October.
- Clarke-Samuel has been remanded in custody, with the case adjourned for a future appearance via videolink from Pentonville prison.
Rapper Ghetts facing new charges after allegedly causing death by dangerous driving | UK News
The rapper Ghetts, who allegedly caused the death of a man in a hit-and-run collision, is facing further charges.
The rapper was charged at the end of last month after a 20-year-old died in a road incident in northeast London.
The musician, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, initially faced a single count of causing the death of Yubin Tamang by dangerous driving.
He now faces two further charges of driving dangerously before and after the collision on 18 October.
It is alleged he drove dangerously in Tavistock Place, in the Bloomsbury area of central London, and on other roads in the borough of Camden, north London.
The collision with Mr Tamang occurred on Redbridge Lane, Ilford, at 11.33pm on 18 October, the Met Police said. Clarke-Samuel is accused of failing to stop after his BMW hit the victim.
Mr Tamang died on 20 October.
Clarke-Samuel allegedly continued to drive dangerously in Worcester Crescent, Redbridge, on the journey back to his home in King’s Avenue, Woodford, east London.
The black BMW, which is allegedly registered and insured in the defendant’s name, was said to have suffered significant damage.
The rapper has been in custody since a preliminary appearance at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on 27 October.
On Monday, he appeared at the Old Bailey by videolink from Pentonville prison and spoke to confirm his name.
Mr Tamang’s family watched in the court, having travelled to the UK from Nepal.
Adjourning the case, Judge Nigel Lickley KC said Clarke-Samuel could appear in court by videolink again next time as he further remanded him in custody.