French rapper MHD jailed for 12 years over Paris murder

Five of afro-trap' pioneer's fellow defendants also imprisoned over killing in what prosecutors said was a fight between rival gangs

French rapper MHD has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the 2018 murder of a young man in Paris who was rammed with a car before being set upon by a mob and stabbed.

Five of his fellow defendants were also jailed over the killing, receiving terms of between 10 and 18 years over what prosecutors said was a fight between rival gangs. Three other men were acquitted.