Rapper was shot in self-defence, says court

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A 27-year-old man who faced 18 years in jail for shooting dead an Amsterdam rapper known as Rel will not go to prison, a court in Groningen ruled on Thursday.


The court said the man, Jason B, had been forced to defend himself after Rel and three friends forced their way into his home.

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