The trial of a rapper accused of being involved in a drive-by shooting in north-west London has collapsed after a witness dramatically changed his story.
David Osadebay, 30, from Harrow, known as C Biz, was cleared on Tuesday of killing 27-year-old Oliver Tetlow in Harlesden.
The Old Bailey had heard that Mr Tetlow was gunned down in the street on March 9 last year in a case of mistaken identity over the rapper's stolen jewellery.
Three other defendants have also been acquitted after a prosecution witness changed his story under cross-examination.
Jahmico Trott, 29, from Manchester, and Romarne Young, 22, from Kilburn, were found not guilty on the direction of the judge last month.
And, following lengthy legal argument, rapper Mr Osadebay and Mohamed Siamino, 20, from Acton, were also acquitted.
Informing jurors of the decision to drop murder charges, Judge Gerald Gordon QC said the situation was extremely rare.
All the men had denied murder.
