Jimmy Mizen’s killer is RECALLED to jail: Drill rapper who shamelessly boasted about violent homicide of altar boy in lyrics is hauled again to jail for breaching parole
A drill rapper who boasted about murdering schoolboy Jimmy Mizen after being released from prison is today back behind bars for breaching his licence conditions.
Jake Fahri, also known as drill rapper TEN, was arrested by the Met Police yesterday.
The 35-year-old was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing Jimmy by throwing an oven dish at him. He was released in June 2023.
It later emerged the killer was being investigated for gloating in rap videos about the altar boy’s murder, including with the line: ‘Watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s.’
Announcing today that he had been recalled to prison, a Probation Service spokesman said: ‘Our thoughts are with Jimmy Mizen’s family who deserve better than to see their son’s murderer shamelessly boasting about his violent crime.
‘All offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions. As this case shows, we will recall them to prison if they break the rules.’
It comes after Jimmy’s family criticised the BBC after it played several of Fahri’s tracks on the radio.
Fahri was showcased on BBC 1Xtra and lauded by DJ Theo Johnson as someone who ‘really stands out’, prompting the victim’s mother to criticise the corporation for ‘playing the songs of a murderer’.
Jake Fahri, 35, also known as drill rapped TEN, was arrested and recalled by police yesterday
The thug was jailed for 14 years for murdering Jimmy in a south London bakery in 2008 before being released in June 2023
Fahri murdered Jimmy Mizen by throwing a glass Pyrex dish at him during a row at a south London bakery on May 10, 2008.
The glass dish shattered and severed blood vessels in the 16-year-old neck. Afterwards, witnesses reported seeing Fahri swaggering from the shop with a smile.
Jimmy’s mother, Margaret Mizen, said yesterday that she would ‘like answers’ about why Fahri’s songs had been played on the radio.
And his father, Barry Mizen, said prison does not ‘seem to have made a blind bit of difference’ to the killer’s rehabilitation.
Mr Mizen said parole statements said Fahri has ‘done all the programmes’ but added: ‘I think it does strike quite a few questions about the whole (prison) system – what’s the point, you know?’
Several scenes from one of Fahri’s music videos appear to have been illegally filmed from inside prison.
Reacting to the decision to air some of Fahri’s songs, Mrs Mizen said: ‘I have to say I’m a bit disappointed with the BBC for playing any of his music on the radio station.
‘I’ll be wanting answers about that as well because I think it doesn’t matter if if it wasn’t the two songs that are the worst.
Several scenes from one of Fahri’s music videos appear to have been filmed inside prison
At one point in the music video, a hand is seen holding a suspicious substance wrapped in a pouch
In this scene, a man is seen pacing around a prison exercise yard
‘It’s the fact they played some. You know, when you’re playing the songs of a murderer. It’s pretty bad isn’t it?’
In his songs, Fahri appears 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.’
DJ Theo Johnson said Fahri was an ‘up and coming star’, telling listeners: ‘I’m really liking what I’m hearing, when I’m hearing what he’s laying down at the moment.’
Fahri later posted on Instagram: ‘Got my first spin on BBC introducing 1xtra Theo Johnson show.’
After the news broke about the content of TEN’s lyrics, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer voiced concern about the ‘the significant additional stress that this will have caused to the family’, his official spokesman said.
The BBC said: ‘This individual does not feature on any BBC playlists, we have never played – as we pointed out to the Sun – the lyrics they have printed. He’s had two other tracks played twice. 1Xtra has no further plans to play his music, we were not aware of his background and we in no way condone his actions.’
Fahri – pictured posing with a Ferrari – has been featured on the BBC
The drill artist has a Spotify profile with several songs where he is called TEN
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
The Prison Service said of the prison footage: ‘We are aware of this content and are investigating it as a priority. We take any material that could glorify violence or distress victims extremely seriously.’
While Fahri’s tracks appear to have been removed on the BBC, his profile as a rapper called TEN can be found on Spotify and YouTube.
Jimmy’s murder in 2008 was sparked by a petty row between the pair and Jimmy’s older brother Harry, 19.
Fahri started the argument at the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill before hurling a Pyrex dish at the former altar boy, which shattered.
Glass was driven deep into his neck, severing an artery and his jugular vein.
Jimmy, who was described as being of ‘immaculate character’, bled to death in Harry’s arms.
He had been out to buy his first lottery ticket on his 16th birthday when he was attacked.
The Pyrex dish Fahri threw at Jimmy, which caused fatal injuries
Barry (right) and Margaret Mizen attend a special memorial service for their son
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
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’.
Sir Keir’s spokesman said: ‘When it comes to the BBC, obviously they are independent of Government, they make their own editorial decisions.
‘But the BBC, I think the public would rightly expect given their unique responsibilities to the public, that they would take complaints and any allegations like these seriously.’
The BBC said in a statement yesterday: ‘This individual does not feature on any BBC playlists, we have never played – as we pointed out to the Sun – the lyrics they have printed.
‘He’s had two other tracks played twice. 1Xtra has no further plans to play his music, we were not aware of his background and we in no way condone his actions.’
