MHD tried for “involuntary manslaughter”: what does the rapper risk? Summary of the case

Rapper MHD is tried by the Paris Assize Court for "intentional homicide" in a murder case, since Monday September 4, alongside eight other accused.

MHD on the dock. The rapper is being tried by the Paris Assize Court for “intentional homicide”, since Monday September 4. The verdict must be rendered on September 22, after three weeks of trial. The Paris Assize Court requested 18 years in prison against the rapper. Alongside eight other defendants, the 28-year-old artist will have to answer for the murder of a 23-year-old man, killed during a brawl in 2018 in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. MDH denies, to the judges, its involvement in the settling of scores.

The "little prince of afro-trap" had been arrested in January 2019 à Neuilly-sur-Seine, in Hauts-de-Seine, indicted for "intentional homicide" and nut. He had been released in July 2020, under judicial control. It is therefore free that he appears before the Paris Assize Court, this Monday, September 4.

The summary of the MHD affair

On the night of July 5 to 6, 2018, a 23-year-old young man, Loïc K., was arrested. overturned by a car, passed by à tobacco and injured à stabbing by a gang of around ten individuals, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The scene, filmed by a witness from a window, is believed to be a settling of scores between two rival gangs in the capital. MHD, which would belong to the gang from the 19th arrondissement who allegedly attacked the young man, was identified by at least three witnesses, according to the first elements of the investigation revealed at this time. at the time by Le Parisien.

The victim, Loïc Kamtchouang, suffered around thirty wounds or scratches, according to franceinfo; the fatal wound would be located along his left thigh. Nicknamed "Pépé" by his entourage, reportsLib&eac;tation, the 23-year-old Franco-Cameroonian will be represented in the competition. by his parents during the trial which opened.

Who is the rapper MDH?

MHD, whose real name is Mohamed Sylla, was born; September 10, 1994 La Roche-sur-Yon, in Vendée. In France, he became known at the beginning of the 2010s and quickly became one of the faces of afro trap, a mixture of African music and trap. In 2012, he started a group with friends from his neighborhood in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, before getting noticed with a rap freestyle in 2015. His first album, MHD, released in 2016, his career was launched. The disc is a success and is certified double platinum disc. The public and the media are unanimous.

In 2018, MHD released its second album,19, which is known he too was a success. On YouTube as on streaming listening platforms, views and listens are counted in the hundreds of millions. But his career, which he also wanted to put in parentheses, stopped abruptly at his incarceration. MHD had signed his return to music in May 2021, ten months after his release from prison, with a single calledAFRO TRAP Part.11(King Kong).