Formed in the Brixton and Herne Hill areas of south London, members of the 67 group were linked to a county lines drug dealing operation in 2019, with 16 members jailed for a total of 61 years. Mr Kaba was also with the group when they performed on the TV channel of the controversial former BBC DJ Tim Westwood. Mr Kaba himself was also jailed in 2019 after being convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

‘He was a good guy’

But family members on Tuesday insisted he was devoted to his fiancee and was looking forward to becoming a father. Kim Alleyne, 49, the mother of his girlfriend, said: “He was a good guy, he was loved. He was a father-to-be. “He was extremely kind; he was brave and strong. He had a really good sense of humour. He was waiting to become a dad and now she will never meet him.”