Thug who murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen by smashing a glass dish in the 16-year-old’s face is granted parole after 14 years in jail
The thug who murdered a 16-year-old schoolboy by smashing a glass dish into his face has been granted parole after 14 years in jail.
Jake Fahri was jailed for life after mortally wounding Jimmy Mizen during a senseless attack at a bakery in London in May 2008.
The 6ft 4in student – who had turned 16 the day before the attack – had gone out to buy his first lottery ticket when the fatal fight broke out at the Three Cooks Bakery in Burnt Ash Hill.
The schoolboy was a bright and promising student at St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School in Eltham.
It was revealed today that the Parole Board has directed Fahri to be released.
Fahri, (pictured at 19) has served almost 15-years of his life sentence for the murder
Jimmy Mizen who had just turned 16, was murdered in a London bakery in 2008
During the 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.
Jimmy, 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.
The case was originally due to be heard by the Parole Board last year but had been delayed.
A Parole Board spokesperson told The Sun today: ‘We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has directed the release of Jake Fahri following an oral hearing.’
Parole decisions are ‘solely focused’ on what risk a prisoner poses to the public if released and whether that risk can be managed, the spokesperson said.
Before parole is granted a panel examines a ‘huge range of evidence’ including details of the prisoner’s crime, evidence of behaviour changes and the impact the crime has had on victims.
‘Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority,’ the spokesperson added.
MailOnline has approached the Parole Board for comment.
