Shocking update after rapper and star of Netflix hit series charged in fatal hit-and-run
A rapper and Netflix star who's facing allegations of causing death by dangerous driving is now facing additional charges, prosecutors said.
Award-winning rapper Ghetts, real name Justin Clarke-Samuel, allegedly failed to stop after his BMW hit 20-year-old Yubin Tamang in north-east London, UK.
The crash occurred on October 18, and Tamang - who had travelled to the UK to study - tragically died two days later.
Ghetts, who played Craig in the popular Netflix series Supacell, was then charged with a single count of causing Tamang’s death by dangerous driving.
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Police went to Ghetts' home a day after the incident. The black BMW he was driving at the time of the collision, allegedly registered and insured in the defendant’s name, was said to have been significantly damaged.
Now Ghetts is facing additional charges relating to dangerous driving in instances that occurred before and after the fatal October 18 hit-and-run.
It is alleged he was driving dangerously in Tavistock Place and other roads in Camden, north London.
The collision involving Tamang happened on Redbridge Lane, Ilford, north-east London at around 11.33pm, the Met Police said.
Afterwards, Clarke-Samuel is accused of continuing to drive dangerously in Worcester Crescent, Redbridge, on the journey back to his home in King’s Avenue, Woodford, east London.
Ghetts is yet to plead guilty or not guilty to the charges he's facing, but he is required to enter a plea by December 8.
A judge told the rapper in court yesterday (November 24): "I’m not going to ask you to enter your pleas today, but I will require you to enter your pleas on December 8, that is the next hearing."
Ghetts is able to appear in court via video link at the upcoming hearing. He has been in custody since a preliminary appearance at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on October 27.
Ghetts' charges could have impacted his future on Supacell, but his character was seemingly killed off at the end of season one.
While a second season is yet to be confirmed, its creator, Andrew Onwubolu (better known as Rapman), said he has 'plans for multiple seasons'.
Speaking to UNILAD last year, Rapman shared: "I've told Netflix loads of times that I've got plans for multiple seasons. But you know how it goes, they're gonna see how it does, and hopefully we get the next season.
"But I told them, I've got a three-season idea story in my head. So, I got three, not saying it could never go over, but I've got three stories, these three seasons in my head, of where I know where the story goes."
Niamh Shackleton