Rapper murder trial jury discharged

The jury in the trial of four men accused of murdering a rapper in a car park has been discharged because they could not reach a verdict.

Tamba Momodu, 20, who performed under the name Teerose, died after being shot near a gym in Telford, Shropshire, in 2020.

Mahamud Tarabi, 32, of Whiteleys Parade, Hillingdon, London, Ahmed Karshe, 30, of no fixed address, Deria Hassan, 32, of Ferrymead Avenue in Greenford, London, and Merje Ngoy, 24, of no fixed address, had denied charges of murder.

The trial opened at Stafford Crown Court in January, and the case will be mentioned in court on 13 April to see if there will be a retrial.

Hussain had previously pleaded guilty to arson while the other three denied the same charge.

If a retrial is called, it will be the third time the case has been in court, after the jury was discharged in the first trial in January 2025.

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