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| Two teenage rappers who plotted to kill a pregnant 15-year-old because they thought she stood in the way of their fame have been jailed. | Two teenage rappers who plotted to kill a pregnant 15-year-old because they thought she stood in the way of their fame have been jailed. |
| Kingsley Ogundele and Brandon Jolie lured the woman to a canal where she was hit and thrown into the water. | Kingsley Ogundele and Brandon Jolie lured the woman to a canal where she was hit and thrown into the water. |
| The pair said she would ruin their chances of being "grime" music stars. | The pair said she would ruin their chances of being "grime" music stars. |
| Ogundele, 19, from Romford, Essex, was jailed for 18 years, and Jolie, 19, from Bow, east London, was jailed for 14 years for conspiracy to murder. | Ogundele, 19, from Romford, Essex, was jailed for 18 years, and Jolie, 19, from Bow, east London, was jailed for 14 years for conspiracy to murder. |
| The Old Bailey heard that Ogundele and his friend Jolie, who went to Epping Forest College, dreamed of achieving fame together in the grime scene - a style of urban music which emerged in East London earlier in the decade. | The Old Bailey heard that Ogundele and his friend Jolie, who went to Epping Forest College, dreamed of achieving fame together in the grime scene - a style of urban music which emerged in East London earlier in the decade. |
| Both men were aged 18 at the time of the attack and Jolie was said to have "enjoyed some success" releasing songs. | Both men were aged 18 at the time of the attack and Jolie was said to have "enjoyed some success" releasing songs. |
| On his website he claimed to have had his music featured on films and on BBC One soap EastEnders, and said he had recorded a track for Nike. | On his website he claimed to have had his music featured on films and on BBC One soap EastEnders, and said he had recorded a track for Nike. |
| Ogundele offered to help Jolie get rid of his girlfriend - at the centre of the case - during a "chilling" web chat in October last year. | Ogundele offered to help Jolie get rid of his girlfriend - at the centre of the case - during a "chilling" web chat in October last year. |
| I don't care if she lives or dies because the consequences of her having a child are too big for me too handle Brandon Jolie | I don't care if she lives or dies because the consequences of her having a child are too big for me too handle Brandon Jolie |
| Jolie told Ogundele: "I don't care if she lives or dies because the consequences of her having a child are too big for me too handle." | Jolie told Ogundele: "I don't care if she lives or dies because the consequences of her having a child are too big for me too handle." |
| He was also worried that if his mother found out about the pregnancy she would not help with his tuition fees. | He was also worried that if his mother found out about the pregnancy she would not help with his tuition fees. |
| Ogundele then assured Jolie that he would "kill her". | Ogundele then assured Jolie that he would "kill her". |
| Prosecuting, Vivek D'Cruz said: "Both Kingsley Ogundele and Brandon Jolie perceived the victim as nothing more than an irritating, inconvenient problem, a problem that simply had to be eliminated." | Prosecuting, Vivek D'Cruz said: "Both Kingsley Ogundele and Brandon Jolie perceived the victim as nothing more than an irritating, inconvenient problem, a problem that simply had to be eliminated." |
| The following month Jolie lured the girl by phone to an isolated spot beside the Regent's Canal in Islington, north London, where his friend was waiting. | The following month Jolie lured the girl by phone to an isolated spot beside the Regent's Canal in Islington, north London, where his friend was waiting. |
| Ogundele hit her repeatedly over the head with a metal pole. | Ogundele hit her repeatedly over the head with a metal pole. |
| Despite her cries of, "please don't, I'm pregnant", Ogundele pushed the girl into the canal and held her under the water. | Despite her cries of, "please don't, I'm pregnant", Ogundele pushed the girl into the canal and held her under the water. |
| Her life was saved by a passer-by who chased off the attacker and pulled her out of the water. She later gave birth to a healthy boy. | Her life was saved by a passer-by who chased off the attacker and pulled her out of the water. She later gave birth to a healthy boy. |
| Ogundele was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and Jolie admitted the same charge. |