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The Ministry of Justice has begun an probe into Jake Farhi, a convicted murderer, aft reports helium recorded euphony referencing his 2008 execution of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen.
Jimmy, 16, bled to decease astatine the Three Cooks Bakery successful Lee, southbound London, connected 10 May 2008, aft Farhi threw a ample solid crockery that shattered and severed an artery successful his neck.
In 2009, the then-19-year-old Farhi was jailed for beingness with a minimum word of 14 years for the murder. Now 35, helium was released connected licence successful June 2023.
Reports successful the Sun paper assertion helium is TEN, a drill rap creator whose euphony often features convulsive themes, and who conceals his individuality with a balaclava successful videos.
In one, disposable connected platforms specified arsenic Spotify and YouTube, TEN appears to notation Jimmy's decease with the lyrics: "Stuck it connected a antheral and watched him melt similar Ben and Jerry's. Sharpen up my leaf I've got to support those necessary. Stay alert and kept it ready, immoderate country could beryllium deadly. Judge took a look astatine me, earlier the proceedings adjacent started helium already knows he's gonna propulsion the publication astatine me."
In different way TEN boasts: "See a man's psyche alert from his eyes and his enactment gone... I wanted more, it made it little wrong. Seeing humor spilled aforesaid level helium was near on."
A spokesperson for HM Prison and Probation Service told the BBC: "We are alert of this contented and are investigating it arsenic a priority. We instrumentality immoderate worldly that could glorify unit oregon distress victims highly seriously."
Margaret Mizen, the parent of the murdered teenager, expressed her daze astatine the reports.
"It's precise hard to remark until I person work it," she was quoted arsenic saying by the Sun, "but if this is true, I americium precise saddened arsenic it volition beryllium a daze to the remainder of my family. However Jimmy's bequest of forgiveness, bid and hope, which we stock successful schools, volition not change."
Two songs by TEN person been played connected BBC Radio 1Xtra's Introducing show, though not those with the notation to murder.
It's understood cipher astatine the presumption knew of TEN's existent individuality until the reports emerged.
The BBC said successful a statement: "The opus lyrics you person enactment to america person not been played connected the BBC. Decisions connected euphony are made connected a case-by-case ground and we person strict editorial guidelines successful spot earlier immoderate contented is broadcast oregon posted.
"BBC 1Xtra does not glamorise unit and this idiosyncratic does not diagnostic connected immoderate playlists."
The Parole Board decided to merchandise Farhi successful May 2023.
At the time, Mrs Mizen and her hubby Barry said: "We indispensable clasp connected to anticipation and commune that the parole committee has made the close determination and that Jake Farhi volition nary longer airs a menace to our communities. Only clip volition uncover the truth."
The mates acceptable up the Jimmy Mizen Foundation, which is progressive successful foundation enactment including helping young radical successful London who are fleeing violence.
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