Fury as thug who stabbed altar boy Jimmy Mizen, 16, to loss of life BOASTS about knife crimes in new life as a drill rapper after being free of jail… and the BBC have showcased his sick songs
The thug who murdered a schoolboy by slashing him with a glass plate is a drill rapper who has been featured on the BBC since he was released from jail.
Jake Fahri was jailed for life over the fatal attack on 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen in a south London bakery in 2008.
But after serving 14 years behind bars for a crime that shocked the nation, Fahri was released in June 2023.
Now, it has been revealed that the balaclava-clad rapper who boasts about killing has been showcased on BBC 1Xtra with DJ Theo Johnson saying he ‘really stands out’.
An urgent probe by the Ministry of Justice is said to be taking place after the rapper’s lyrics included the line: ‘watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s.’
While his tracks appear to have been censored on the BBC, his profile as a rapper called TEN can be found on Spotify and YouTube.
In his songs, lyrics appear to refer to Jimmy’s murder by saying: ‘Sharpen up my blade I’ve got to keep those necessary. Stay alert and kept it ready, any corner could be deadly.
‘Judge took a look at me, before the trial even started he already knows he’s gonna throw the book at me.’
Other lyrics from a different song also include: ‘See a man’s soul fly from his eyes and his breath gone… Seeing blood spilled same floor he was left on.’
Jake Fahri, who murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, is a drill rapper who has been featured on the BBC
The drill artist has a Spotify profile with several songs where he is called TEN
Jimmy Mizen (pictured) had just turned 16 when he was murdered in a London bakery in 2008
It’s understood Fahri’s music featured on air more than once.
Speaking to the Sun, who discovered that TEN was Fahri, Jimmy’s mother Margaret Mizen said: ‘It’s very difficult to comment until I have read it.
‘But if this is true, I am very saddened as it will be a shock to the rest of my family.
‘However Jimmy’s legacy of forgiveness, peace and hope, which we share in schools, will not change.’
A BBC spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The song lyrics you have put to us have not been played on the BBC.
‘Decisions on music are made on a case by case basis and we have strict editorial guidelines in place before any content is broadcast or posted.
‘BBC 1Xtra does not glamorise violence and this individual does not feature on any playlists.’
Fahri struck after starting a petty row with Jimmy, who police described as being of ‘immaculate character’, and his brother.
He started an argument at the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill and then hurled a Pyrex dish at the former altar boy which shattered. Glass was driven deep into his neck, severing an artery and his jugular vein.
Jake Fahri, (pictured at 19) murdered 16-year-old schoolboy Jimmy by smashing a glass dish into his face. He was released from prison after 14 years last June
Barry (right) and Margaret Mizen attend a special memorial service for their son, murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen
Jimmy bled to death in the arms of his older brother Harry, then aged 19. He had been out to buy his first lottery ticket on his 16th birthday when he was attacked.
Fahri, who pleaded not guilty to murder, ran out of the shop and was described by one eyewitness as ‘walking with a swagger’ while another said ‘he had a big grin on his face’.
Three days after the killing he booked himself into a hotel room under the name Jack Walker where he said goodbye to his girlfriend before turning himself into police.
He was found guilty of murder after a two-week trial at the Old Bailey in 2009 and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 14 years.
But Fahri was desperate to keep up the tough guy façade even while facing years in prison and as he was taken away shouted out to his mum Shirley in the gallery ‘don’t worry, I love you’, and she shouted back ‘be strong, Jake’.
When MailOnline visited the south east London home of Shirley Fahri last year she refused to comment on her son’s release.
In 2013, Fahri’s ex girlfriend Chantelle Lewis, 17, claimed he attacked her after cocaine and alcohol binges.
She told the Mirror: ‘He started hitting me and would regularly leave me with bruises all over my body – which I’d hide from my parents and friends.
‘He’d come home drunk and beat me up.
‘But the worst beatings came when he was high on cocaine and he’d pin me against the wall.
‘Once he punched me on the left cheek and I had to hide it with foundation.’
Pictured: The Pyrex dish Fahri threw at Jimmy Mizen which caused fatal injuries
Jimmy, (pictured) described as of ‘immaculate character’ by police, bled to death in the bakery, dying in his brother’s arms. He was the 13th teen to be murdered in London that year
Local sources told MailOnline they hoped he would not return to the streets of south east London.
Former Met detective Peter Bleksley said: ‘Once again, you could argue that the criminal justice system is on the side of the wrong and not the right.
‘This was a senseless and evil attack. Many believe life should mean life.
‘It certainly does not in this case. My heart goes out to Jimmy’s family. It is appalling.
‘I hope Fahri avoids south east London.’
Even after being sentenced, he could not escape getting involved in trouble.
In 2009, while serving out his prison sentence for murder, Fahri was stabbed by Sean Mercer, the gang member who shot dead schoolboy Rhys Jones.
Mercer, then 18, stabbed Fahri in the back four times with a home made knife during a fight at Moorland young offenders institution in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Jimmy died from his injuries at the Three Cooks Bakery near the family home, in Lee, South-East London. Pictured: Forensic officers investigate the scene in 2008
Barry and Margaret Mizen, with their son George, outside London’s Old Bailey following Fahri’s guilty verdict
Jimmy’s parents, Margaret and Barry, have previously told how they had forgiven Fahri and may want to meet him in the future.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain in recent years, Margaret said: ‘After Jimmy was killed I had to learn to live a new life and that meant forgiveness.
‘If I didn’t forgive this boy I would never smile again.
‘I found it very difficult last week. The verdict hit me much harder than I expected.
‘I think it’d be very difficult (to meet him). It probably will never happen but we will have to wait and see what happens.’
Barry added: ‘It’s been a bit harder this year but we have determination that we will bring some good from what happened to our son.’
The Ministry of Justice and Parole Board confirmed that Fahri was released in June 2023.
A spokesman for the Parole Board said: ‘We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has directed the release of Jake Fahri following an oral hearing.
‘Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.
‘A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.
‘Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing.
‘Evidence from witnesses such as probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements may be given at the hearing.
‘It is standard for the prisoner and witnesses to be questioned at length during the hearing which often lasts a full day or more.
‘Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.’
