Rapper MHD Appeals 12-Year Prison Sentence for 2018 Murder Conviction

Sentenced at the end of September to 12 years in prison, the singer appealed his conviction. On the night of July 5 to 6, 2018, a man was hit by a car, beaten and slashed with knives. He would die a few minutes later.

Rapper MHD, sentenced at the end of September to 12 years in prison for the murder of a young man in 2018, as part of a settling of scores between rival gangs, appealed his conviction, said Wednesday, October 4, Me Antoine Vey, one of his lawyers, confirming information from Figaro. The latter did not wish to make further comments. The artist, whose real name is Mohamed Sylla, was sentenced on September 24 by the Paris Assize Court.

Five of his co-defendants were also sentenced to sentences ranging from 10 to 18 years in prison. Four of them also appealed, the fifth being on the run and having been tried in absentia, according to a source close to the case. Three other men who were also tried alongside MHD were acquitted by the court.

On the night of July 5 to 6, 2018, Loïc K., a young man aged 23, was deliberately knocked down by a Mercedes in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, then beaten up by around ten men and lacerated with blows. knife. He died of his injuries a few minutes after his attackers left. The car was found the next day, set on fire, in a parking lot.

At the heart of the case, a settling of scores between young people from the city of Chaufourniers, nicknamed the red city, from which the accused come, and the neighboring city of Grange aux Belles, located in the 10th and 19th arrondissements. The rapper was implicated by several witnesses who claimed that he was at the scene of the crime, which he has always disputed.

2023-10-05 20:20:39
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