British rapper Ghetts has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run.
Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, allegedly failed to stop after he knocked down Yubin Tamang, 20, on Redbridge Lane East in Ilford, northeast London on October 18.
The 41-year-old appeared at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Monday October 20 charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, before the young victim died the same day.
The charge faced by Ghetts, of east London, could now change to causing death by dangerous driving at the next hearing.
Mr Clarke-Samuel was remanded into custody and is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, October 27.
On Friday Mr Tamang was pictured for the first time while crossing the road moments before the collision.
CCTV footage from a nearby property shows a figure, dressed in dark clothing, beginning to cross an empty street.
The video showed how, when the figure was halfway across, a dark-coloured vehicle comes into view.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
Ghetts is an award-winning rapper and songwriter who has featured on songs alongside Skepta, Stormzy and Ed Sheeran.
In 2021 he won the Best Male Act at the Mobo Awards and received the Mobo Pioneer Award in 2024 for his significant contribution to British black culture.
The rapper, who has almost 350,000 Instagram followers, has also been nominated for a Mercury Prize.
His 2021 album Conflict of Interest reached number 2 in the UK album charts and his been played on national radio stations including BBC Radio 1, Kiss 100 and BBC Radio1Extra.
In 2024 he performed at Glastonbury having previously sang at the festival in 2022 and 2008 on the BBC Introducing stage.
That same year, he starred in the critically-acclaimed Netflix series Supacell.
He is originally from Woodford Green in east London.