A drill rapper who fled to Kenya after murdering a 16-year-old rival then recorded songs which bragged about the killing and mocked the victim, has been jailed for life.
Tariq Monteiro, 23, who was known by the drill name Suspect, was convicted at the Old Bailey in London on Wednesday of the murder of Alex Smith, who was associated with a rival gang and had the street name Culprit.
Monteiro—who was convicted along with Siyad Mohamud, 24, known as Swavey—were both extradited from Kenya where they had gone on the run after the murder in August 2019.
Sentencing Monteiro to a minimum of 24 years and Mohamud to 23 years on Friday, Judge Sarah Munro, KC, said it was the second time this week she had jailed someone for killing a young man in London, having locked up Marques Walker on Tuesday….