Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince actor Robert Knox was
stabbed to death after an attempt to save his brother from a knife
attack in Kent, southeast England.
18-year-old Knox, who will be seen on the big screen as wizard
Marcus Belby, sustained multiple stab wounds on Friday night after
arguing with two armed men who had threatened his 17-year-old
brother Jamie at the Metro Bar in Sidcup, Kent.
Four other teenagers who were drinking in the bar were
stabbed.
Robert Knox, who will appear alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the
forthcoming Harry Potter film, was immediately rushed to the Queen
Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, southeast London, but was
pronounced dead on arrival.
Robert Knox was the 14th teenager to be murdered in London alone
this year. The murder took place just a few miles from where Jimmy
Mizen, a 16-year-old altar boy, was murdered two weeks ago while
trying to shield his brother.
The police have started their inquiries into the murder. A
21-year-old man has been arrested.
"At this early stage, we retain an open mind as to any motive, and
inquiries continue to establish the full circumstances of the
incident. We do not believe the incident is gang-related,"
Contactmusic quoted a spokesperson for the authorities as
saying.
Meanwhile the executives at Warner Bros. Studio, which produces the
Harry Potter movies, released a statement expressing their
condolences to Knox's relatives.
