About five years ago a young man died. The French rapper MHD is partly to blame for his death – he has now been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Five other defendants were also convicted.
French rapper MHD has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for murder. The Paris jury found that the musician was complicit in the death of a young man around five years ago. Five other co-defendants were also convicted in the case on Saturday evening, as several French media unanimously reported.
The incident occurred on the night of July 5th to 6th, 2018 in Paris. A 23-year-old man was deliberately run over by a car and then beaten and attacked with knives by around ten men. The man died from his injuries. The car was found burned out in a parking lot a day later.
During the investigation it was discovered that the burned-out Mercedes belonged to the musician. Several witnesses claimed to have seen him at the crime scene. The case is said to be centered around a gang dispute.
MHD, whose real name is Mohamed Sylla, is considered a pioneer of Afro-Trap, a mixture of hip-hop and African music. He became known in France in 2015 thanks to a video published on YouTube.
Source: Stern
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