A killer who bragged about murdering a teenager in a rap video is set to be moved to an open prison. Jake Fahri, now 35, was given a life sentence in 2009 for killing 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen in a south London bakery. He threw an oven dish that shattered and severed blood vessels in the boy's neck.
Fahri was released on licence in June 2023 but recalled in January 2025 after it emerged he had released drill music with lyrics boasting about the murder. He performed under the name Ten and was showcased on BBC 1Xtra. In one track, the balaclava-clad rapper appeared to reference Jimmy's death.
A Parole Board decision summary said Fahri admitted to being the rapper Ten but denied the music was about his own life. The panel found he had not been open and honest, and had breached his licence by failing to disclose the music, violating an exclusion zone, and staying overnight at an unapproved address.
Justice Secretary David Lammy opposed Fahri's re-release, but the panel recommended progression to an open prison, saying he needed to reflect on his attitude and behaviour. Jimmy's mother Margaret said she had expected him to get out and welcomed the decision to keep him in the system, but called it the decision they should have made in 2023.
