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Dappy apologises for school teacher murderer tribute
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 9 July 2012
Dappy has apologised for using the video for his song ‘Tarzan 2 (I’m Coming)’ to call for the release of Learco Chindamo, who was convicted of stabbing West London headteacher Philip Lawrence to death outside the school where he worked in 1995.
In what was front page news at the time, Lawrence had been attempting to stop a gang, led by Chindamo, from attacking a thirteen year old pupil of the school when he was killed. Chindamo was jailed for life in 1996, but eventually released in 2010. However, he was later returned to prison for breaching the terms of his parole.
Dappy’s new video, debuted on the SB.TV YouTube channel last week, opened with the words “Free Leo Chindamo”. But it was subsequently removed, and Dappy issued a statement apologised for the inclusion of the line.
In a statement, the former N-Dubz star said: “I knew [Chindamo’s] brother from when I was young. In no way did I intend to cause upset and certainly didn’t know about his past. My heart goes out to Mr Lawrence’s family. I know too well the pain of losing a loved one, sincerely Dappy”.
