Tim Westwood was pictured with a 'Champagne machine gun' on Wednesday
Around the same time Westwood was photographed, a drill rap star was killed
Westwood, 60, invited victim Sidique Kamara on his YouTube show last year
There is no suggestion the former Radio 1 star was involved in the murder
Standing with two murdered drill rappers, former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood is again drawn into a deadly gang feud.
The 60-year-old son of a bishop has become caught up in violent gang music, with several drill videos he promotes ending in bloodshed.
The DJ was pictured with Sidique Kamara, 23, also known as Incognito, and Rhyhiem Barton, 17, when their group Moscow17 appeared on his YouTube TV channel.
Mr Kamara was stabbed to death in Camberwell, south-east London, on Wednesday, just weeks after releasing a tribute song to Mr Barton, who died on the same street after a shooting in May.
At the time, Mr Westwood was hundreds of miles away from the scene of the murder, in which he played no part.
But the latest death of a rapper he promoted has again thrown into question his role in feting drill videos that provoke violence. Drill music – a form of rap with violent lyrics – is associated with gangs, and many drill videos feature masked rappers threatening violence and bragging about drugs, knives and guns.
Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has linked its videos to an increase in knife and gun crime.
Once one of the country’s best- known DJs, Mr Westwood has been criticised for featuring rap videos ‘inciting violence’ on his YouTube channel.
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