Justice Secretary David Lammy blocks Jimmy Mizen killer’s open prison move

Justice Secretary David Lammy has blocked the transfer to an open prison of a killer accused of releasing rap music about murdering 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen.

Jake Fahri was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 14 years in 2009 for killing the teenager by throwing an oven dish at him in south London. The dish shattered, severing blood vessels in his neck.

Fahri was released on licence in 2023 but recalled by the Ministry of Justice last January after the Sun published a story alleging he was making drill music -including about the murder – as balaclava-clad artist Ten.

The Parole Board said earlier this month he should be moved to an open prison, but that has now been opposed by Lammy.

A Ministry of Justice spokesman said Deputy Prime Minister Lammy’s intervention was for “public…