Jimmy Mizen’s mother today demanded ‘answers’ from the BBC for playing drill rap songs by her son’s killer on the radio – as it emerged some of his music videos were filmed inside jail.
Jake Fahri was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing the schoolboy by throwing a glass oven dish at him inside a London bakery.
The dish shattered and severed blood vessels in Jimmy’s neck, before Fahri was seen swaggering out of the shop with a smile. He was released from prison in June 2023.
It’s since emerged the killer is under investigation for allegedly boasting in rap videos about murdering Jimmy, including with the line: ‘Watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s.’
Despite his criminal past, Fahri has been showcased on BBC 1Xtra and lauded by DJ Theo Johnson as someone who ‘really stands out’.
Jimmy’s mother, Margaret Mizen, this morning criticised the BBC for ‘playing the songs of a murderer’ and said she would ‘like answers’ over why this happened.
In a new concerning revelation, MailOnline can reveal that several scenes from one of Fahri’s music videos appear to have been illegally filmed from inside prison.
The track Dirty Game includes footage looking outside the broken window of a filthy jail cell before filming along a corridor and out into an exercise yard. At one point, a hand is seen holding a suspicious substance wrapped in a pouch.
Jimmy Mizen mother, Margaret, criticised the BBC for ‘playing the songs of a murderer’ and said she would ‘like answers’ over why this happened
Jake Fahri (left) was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing the schoolboy (right) by throwing a glass oven dish at him inside a London bakery
In a new concerning revelation, MailOnline can reveal that several scenes from one of Fahri’s music videos appear to have been filmed inside prison
Possessing a mobile phone within a prison is a criminal offence punishable by an additional jail sentence of up to two years and an unlimited fine.
Reacting to the decision to air some of Fahri’s songs, Mrs Mizen said today: ‘I have to say I’m a bit disappointed with the BBC for playing any of his music on the radio station.
‘I’ll be wanting answers about that as well because I think it doesn’t matter if if it wasn’t the two songs that are the worst.
‘It’s the fact they played some. You know, when you’re playing the songs of a murderer. It’s pretty bad isn’t it?’
In his songs, Fahri appears to refer to Jimmy’s murder by saying: ‘Sharpen up my blade I’ve got to keep those necessary.
‘Stay alert and kept it ready, any corner could be deadly.
‘Judge took a look at me, before the trial even started he already knows he’s gonna throw the book at me.’
A BBC spokesperson previously said: ‘The song lyrics you have put to us have not been played on the BBC. Decisions on music are made on a case by case basis and we have strict editorial guidelines in place before any content is broadcast or posted.
‘BBC 1Xtra does not glamorise violence and this individual does not feature on any playlists.’
An HMPPS spokesperson said of the prison footage: ‘We are aware of this content and are investigating it as a priority. We take any material that could glorify violence or distress victims extremely seriously.’
At one point in the music video, a hand is seen holding a suspicious substance wrapped in a pouch
In this scene, a man is seen pacing around a prison exercise yard
Fahri – pictured posing with a Ferrari – has been featured on the BBC
The drill artist has a Spotify profile with several songs where he is called TEN
Other lyrics by Fahri include repeated references to crimes and life behind bars.
In the track Dispersal, Fahri boasts about being put on the segregation wing of a high-security prison.
He raps: ‘Disperse me to dispersal with the lifers then. Swing around a blade when I promised mum I’d never touch a knife again.’
He adds: ‘Never understood a life ’til you took a life. Look in the mirror now you look alive. Look in the mirror, can you look inside?
‘Tryna balance out the good with the crooked side.’
In another song, Juggy, the killer appears to admit lying under oath in the Old Bailey.
He says: ‘I don’t talk ‘cos I’m signed to the streets. Went to court, put my hand on that book, and I lied through my teeth.’
Elsewhere, he describes stabbing injuries in horrific detail, rapping: ‘Head gone, chest gone, blades out, flesh gone.
‘Over there, donny like to stare, so he got stepped on. See a man’s soul fly from his eyes and his breath gone.
‘S***, I wanted more, it made it less wrong, seeing blood spilt (on) the same floor he was left on.’
Jimmy, (pictured) described as of ‘immaculate character’ by police, bled to death in the bakery, dying in his brother’s arms. He was the 13th teen to be murdered in London that year
The Pyrex dish Fahri threw at Jimmy, which caused fatal injuries
While Fahri’s tracks appear to have been removed on the BBC, his profile as a rapper called TEN can be found on Spotify and YouTube.
Jimmy’s murder in 2008 was sparked by a petty row between the pair and Jimmy’s older brother Harry, 19.
Fahri started the argument at the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill before hurling a Pyrex dish at the former altar boy, which shattered.
Glass was driven deep into his neck, severing an artery and his jugular vein.
Jimmy, who was described as being of ‘immaculate character’, bled to death in Harry’s arms.
He had been out to buy his first lottery ticket on his 16th birthday when he was attacked.
Fahri, who pleaded not guilty to murder, ran out of the shop and was described by one eyewitness as ‘walking with a swagger’ while another said ‘he had a big grin on his face’.
Three days after the killing he booked himself into a hotel room under the name Jack Walker where he said goodbye to his girlfriend before turning himself into police.
Barry (right) and Margaret Mizen attend a special memorial service for their son
He was found guilty of murder after a two-week trial at the Old Bailey in 2009 and was sentenced to life with a minimum of 14 years.
But Fahri was desperate to keep up the tough guy façade even while facing years in prison and as he was taken away shouted out to his mum Shirley in the gallery ‘don’t worry, I love you’, and she shouted back ‘be strong, Jake’.
When MailOnline visited the south east London home of Shirley Fahri last year she refused to comment on her son’s release.
In 2013, Fahri’s ex girlfriend Chantelle Lewis, 17, claimed he attacked her after cocaine and alcohol binges.
She told the Mirror: ‘He started hitting me and would regularly leave me with bruises all over my body – which I’d hide from my parents and friends.
‘He’d come home drunk and beat me up.
‘But the worst beatings came when he was high on cocaine and he’d pin me against the wall.
‘Once he punched me on the left cheek and I had to hide it with foundation.’
The Ministry of Justice and Parole Board have confirmed that Fahri was released in June 2023.
Jimmy died from his injuries at the Three Cooks Bakery near the family home, in Lee, South-East London. Pictured: Forensic officers investigate the scene in 2008
The Parole Board said: ‘We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has directed the release of Jake Fahri following an oral hearing.
‘Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.
‘A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.
‘Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing.
‘Evidence from witnesses such as probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements may be given at the hearing.
‘It is standard for the prisoner and witnesses to be questioned at length during the hearing which often lasts a full day or more.
‘Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.’
