MHD

"It is with complete devastation that we have to announce that after a week of battling for his life John Cooney has sadly passed away," MHD Promotions said on behalf of the Cooney family.

French rapper MHD has been given a 12-year jail term for the murder of a young man in Paris in 2018.

The victim was knocked down by MHD's Mercedes, then beaten and stabbed to death by a crowd of about 12 people.

A court in the capital found the 29-year-old MHD, real name Mohamed Sylla, guilty of involvement in the gang-related killing of Loic K, 23.

MHD, who is known for blending trap and West African music to get "Afro trap", pleaded not guilty to the charges.