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28/10/2005
So Solid member jailed for murder
A member of London rap collective So Solid Crew has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his former girlfriend’s new partner.
Carl Morgan, 24, from Battersea, south London, was told that he must serve at least 30 years for the murder of Colin Scarlett in Tooting, south London last November.
However, Morgan’s co-defendant, Dwayne Vincent – another member of So Solid Crew, known as Megaman – will face a retrial next March, after the jury failed to reach a verdict on the same charge.
The court heard how Morgan – a producer and junior member of the rap group – had been beaten up by Mr Scarlett on November 6 and had then gone looking for him later that day, in order to take ‘revenge’.
Morgan shot Mr Scarlett three times outside his home in south London.
Morgan, who had denied murdering Mr Scarlett, was found guilty of the murder earlier this month, but sentencing was adjourned until Friday, October 28.
Sentencing Morgan today, Judge Brian Barker said that gun crime was “the scourge of our streets”. He said: “The message must be all one way – that it will not be tolerated.”
It had been alleged that Mr Vincent, 26, from Barons Court, west London, had encouraged Morgan to shoot Mr Scarlett – a charge, which he denied.
The jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Mr Vincent – who also denies murder – and a retrial is due to take place on March 20 next year.
(KMcA/SP)
Carl Morgan, 24, from Battersea, south London, was told that he must serve at least 30 years for the murder of Colin Scarlett in Tooting, south London last November.
However, Morgan’s co-defendant, Dwayne Vincent – another member of So Solid Crew, known as Megaman – will face a retrial next March, after the jury failed to reach a verdict on the same charge.
The court heard how Morgan – a producer and junior member of the rap group – had been beaten up by Mr Scarlett on November 6 and had then gone looking for him later that day, in order to take ‘revenge’.
Morgan shot Mr Scarlett three times outside his home in south London.
Morgan, who had denied murdering Mr Scarlett, was found guilty of the murder earlier this month, but sentencing was adjourned until Friday, October 28.
Sentencing Morgan today, Judge Brian Barker said that gun crime was “the scourge of our streets”. He said: “The message must be all one way – that it will not be tolerated.”
It had been alleged that Mr Vincent, 26, from Barons Court, west London, had encouraged Morgan to shoot Mr Scarlett – a charge, which he denied.
The jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Mr Vincent – who also denies murder – and a retrial is due to take place on March 20 next year.
(KMcA/SP)
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