Popular U.Ok. rapper and actor Ghetts is dealing with an expanded set of prison allegations stemming from the hit-and-run collision that killed 20-year-old pedestrian Yubin Tamang in Ilford, prosecutors informed a London court docket this week.

The musician, born Justin Clarke-Samuel, was initially charged with inflicting loss of life by harmful driving. Prosecutors have now added two further counts of harmful driving tied to conduct each earlier than and after the October 18 crash.

According to investigators, Clarke-Samuel allegedly struck Tamang with a black BMW on Redbridge Lane shortly earlier than midnight and didn’t cease. Authorities say the car sustained important harm, but Clarke-Samuel continued driving after the collision. The new prices assert he had been driving dangerously earlier that night on Tavistock Place and adjoining roads in Camden, and that he continued to take action on Worcester Crescent in Redbridge whereas returning to his Woodford residence instantly after the deadly affect.

Ghetts Faces More Driving Charges After Hit-And-Run

Metropolitan Police officers arrived at Clarke-Samuel’s residence early the subsequent morning. They reported discovering a broken BMW registered and insured in his title, which they mentioned matched proof recovered on the collision web site. Detectives shortly recognized the car as central to the incident, resulting in the preliminary cost of inflicting loss of life by harmful driving.

Clarke-Samuel appeared in court docket on Monday by way of videolink from Pentonville jail. Wearing a gray T-shirt, he confirmed his title through the transient listening to. Members of Tamang’s household, who traveled from Nepal, attended in particular person. Judge Nigel Lickley KC ordered Clarke-Samuel remanded in custody and set a plea listening to for December 8.

The case now presents extreme authorized publicity for the acclaimed grime artist, whose profession features a Mercury Prize nomination and MOBO Awards recognition. Prosecutors allege Clarke-Samuel engaged in a sample of reckless driving conduct throughout a number of London boroughs on the evening of the collision. They argue this conduct positioned the general public at substantial threat and immediately contributed to Tamang’s loss of life.

Tamang’s household is making ready for a protracted authorized course of, whereas the court docket weighs the increasing allegations. The case continues to attract consideration due to Clarke-Samuel’s public profile, but prosecutors emphasised the main focus stays on figuring out prison legal responsibility for the incident that claimed a younger man’s life.