UK: Teenager who bragged about shocking a jury with his violence in rap lyrics, sentenced to life in prison for murder

The UK’s Daily Telegraph reports Vasilios Ofogeli, 17, stabbed 21-year-old Andre Bent with a large hunting knife amid violent scenes following a rap concert in Maidstone

A drill rapper who bragged about shocking a jury with his violence in lyrics found in his cell, has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing a student to death.

Vasilios Ofogeli, 17, stabbed 21-year-old Andre Bent with a large hunting knife amid violent scenes following a MoStack rap concert in Maidstone, Kent, in August last year.

Ofogeli, from Hornsey, north London, was also convicted of two counts of attempted murder, wounding with intent and violent disorder.

As he appeared to be sentenced at the Old Bailey, it emerged that Mr Bent’s fiancee Maria, who found out she was pregnant on the day of the murder, saw a drill rap video on Snapchat.

Full article at (paywall)  :  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/21/teenager-bragged-shocking-jury-violence-rap-lyrics-sentenced/?utm_source=gazette_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Top-25+firm+cuts+salaries+%7c+More+juries+return+%7c+Covid+public+inquiry_05%2f22%2f2020