Margaret Mizen was recovering from life-saving surgery when she learned that Jake Fahri was being recalled to prison for “boasting” about the killing of Jimmy Mizen in a rap
Jimmy Mizen’s mum learned her son’s twisted killer was being recalled to prison as she recovered from a second battle with cancer.
Peace campaigner and Jimmy Mizen Foundation founder Margaret Mizen had life-saving surgery in November and became very poorly when an infection ravaged her gallbladder and her lungs collapsed. She was still recovering from the op when it was revealed that her son’s killer had broken the terms of his licence and been sent back to jail.
Bully Jake Fahri – who threw a baking dish in Jimmy’s face in 2008, severing an artery – was revealed as the drill rapper TEN. The masked musician was recalled to prison, after previously “shamelessly boasting” about his crime using his lyrics.
The singer’s songs often feature violent themes and even went as far as apparently referencing Jimmy’s murder in Lee, south London, 17 years ago. One said: “Stuck it on a man and watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s. Sharpen up my blade I’ve got to keep those necessary. Stay alert and kept it ready, any corner could be deadly.”
And in another track TEN raps: “See a man’s soul fly from his eyes and his breath gone… I wanted more, it made it less wrong. Seeing blood spilled, same floor he was left on.” The Probation Service confirmed that Fahri had been recalled in a statement released last week following news of his apparent boasting.
The statement added: “Our thoughts are with Jimmy Mizen’s family who deserve better than to see their son’s murderer shamelessly boasting about his violent crime. All offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions. As this case shows, we will recall them to prison if they break the rules.”
Margaret revealed she had colon cancer again last September. Taking to her Facebook page, she said: “I saw my surgeon last Thursday, somehow it feels a bit a little bit like déjà vu, I’ve been here before I suppose I have really and although I had colon cancer before this is colon cancer but not connected to the previous one can you believe that.
“The surgeon at Lewisham Hospital was very informative and gave me options but option one I’m definitely not going for it was a case of we could leave it but it would grow and spread and eventually kill me. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry however the other option was an operation to take out the cancer, remove just a small part of my colon and join it altogether so that was definitely the option I’m going for.”
And she added: “One thing I’m not really happy about that’s caused me a few tears was the fact I’ve had to cancel some schools, our charity is so important to me. It’s not just about visiting the schools. It’s about my promise to Jimmy to continue my work to the day I die.”
And in November she added an update, saying she had had surgery and it had been a “very challenging experience.” She had an infection and the base of her lungs collapsed. Fortunately her tumour was low grade, meaning she didn’t need chemotherapy but “just a regular check-up once a year.”
“When the doctor called with this news, I was overwhelmed with relief and couldn’t help but cry. Now, I’m at home resting, feeling deeply grateful for all your prayers and messages.” Mrs Mizen repeatedly said she had been most upset by having to cancel so many school visits organised through her family’s charity, the Mizen Foundation.
It was set up in the wake of 16-year-old Jimmy’s death outside a bakery in Burnt Ash Hill, south London, in May 2008. Jimmy, of Lee Green, was a bright and promising student at St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School in Eltham, south London. The 6ft 4in student – who had only turned 16 the day before the attack – had gone out to buy his first lottery ticket when the fatal fight occurred on May 10, 2008.
He was in the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill, south London, with his brother, Harry, when thug Jake Fahri struck. Troubled Fahri had had several previous run-ins with Harry and entered the bakery to confront the Mizen brothers. After a fight, Fahri, then 19, grabbed a glass baking dish and threw it in Jimmy’s face, where it shattered and a shard hit vital blood vessels.
The altar boy, described as of “immaculate character” by police, bled to death in the bakery, dying in his brother’s arms. He was the 13th teen to be murdered in London that year. Fahri was convicted of his murder and was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 14 years.
It was revealed that the then 19-year-old, who lived near the Mizens, had a string of convictions including for burglary and assault. In the aftermath of Jimmy’s killing, his parents Margaret and Barry set up the Mizen Foundation to spread a message of peace. They visit schools, churches, prisons and workplaces to talk about Jimmy and build more peaceful communities.
