Probe after BBC-promoted rapper unmasked as killer of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen

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00:00An investigation is underway after convicted murderer Jake Fahrey recorded drill music

00:05referencing his 2008 murder of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen. 35-year-old Fahrey appears as rapper 10,

00:11who boasts about violence in several videos. The Sun reports that Fahrey's tracks have recently

00:17been showcased on BBC Radio 1 Extra, with DJ Theo Johnson saying the artist quote,

00:22really stands out. In one song, available on platforms such as Spotify and YouTube,

00:2710 appears to reference Jimmy's death. The 16-year-old altar boy bled to death at the Three

00:32Cooks Bakery in Leigh, South London, after Fahrey threw a large glass dish that shattered and

00:37severed an artery in his neck. In 2009, the then-19 Fahrey was jailed for life with a minimum term of

00:4314 years at the Old Bailey for murder. Now 35, he was released on licence in June 2023. An HMP

00:50prison and probation service spokesperson said they're investigating the content of these songs

00:55as a priority. The BBC have responded saying nobody at the station knew of 10's true identity.