I accept instructions from prosecution and defence teams in criminal proceedings involving gangs, serious youth violence and UK urban music.

My core expertise is the interpretation of UK drill, road rap and related music, including lyrics, videos, slang and references to real events, and distinguishing artistic expression and bravado from evidence of genuine involvement, affiliation or intent.

I analyse MG5s, MG11s, communications evidence (phone downloads, messaging, social media) and open-source intelligence (OSINT) to assess group membership, hierarchy, rivalries and territorial dynamics, and to build evidenced chronologies of conflict between groups.

My reports use a structured evidential classification (fact, corroborated inference, inference, speculation) so the court can clearly see the basis and weight of each opinion.

I also provide expertise on youth and street culture, child criminal exploitation and county lines, and the safeguarding context of young people drawn into group violence, informed by frontline experience across youth work, social housing, advocacy and public health.