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| Potter actor 'knifed five times' | Potter actor 'knifed five times' |
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| A teenage actor who had a part in the forthcoming Harry Potter film was stabbed to death as he tried to protect his brother, a court has heard. | |
| Rob Knox, 18, was stabbed five times outside the Metro Bar, in Sidcup, south-east London, in May last year. | Rob Knox, 18, was stabbed five times outside the Metro Bar, in Sidcup, south-east London, in May last year. |
| He was protecting his younger brother Jamie from Karl Bishop who was "running amok", the court heard. | He was protecting his younger brother Jamie from Karl Bishop who was "running amok", the court heard. |
| Mr Bishop, 21, denies murder and five charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. | Mr Bishop, 21, denies murder and five charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. |
| Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said of the young actor: "Unfortunately, his courage and his sense of duty were to cost him his life." | Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said of the young actor: "Unfortunately, his courage and his sense of duty were to cost him his life." |
| The stabbing followed a row at the same venue the previous week after which Mr Bishop allegedly made a "chilling" prediction, the Old Bailey jury heard. | The stabbing followed a row at the same venue the previous week after which Mr Bishop allegedly made a "chilling" prediction, the Old Bailey jury heard. |
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| Mr Altman said: "He was heard to say, 'I'm going to come back next week and someone's going to die'." | Mr Altman said: "He was heard to say, 'I'm going to come back next week and someone's going to die'." |
| The defence claims that Mr Bishop, of Carlton Road, Sidcup, was acting in self-defence. | |
| Mr Knox had just finished filming the role of Marcus Belby in the forthcoming film Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. | Mr Knox had just finished filming the role of Marcus Belby in the forthcoming film Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. |
| Mr Altman said: "A few minutes after midnight on May 24 last year, Rob Knox was stabbed to death by this defendant, who was running amok outside the Metro Bar. | Mr Altman said: "A few minutes after midnight on May 24 last year, Rob Knox was stabbed to death by this defendant, who was running amok outside the Metro Bar. |
| "At the time, Bishop was armed with two quite ordinary but two quite lethal knives which had come from his kitchen and with which he had quite deliberately armed himself." | "At the time, Bishop was armed with two quite ordinary but two quite lethal knives which had come from his kitchen and with which he had quite deliberately armed himself." |
| Tragedy | Tragedy |
| He added: "Tragically, in the melee, Rob Knox lost his life. Rob was just one of a number of young people who, over the past year or so, have fallen victim to knife crime in London. | He added: "Tragically, in the melee, Rob Knox lost his life. Rob was just one of a number of young people who, over the past year or so, have fallen victim to knife crime in London. |
| "He was particularly unfortunate because he fell victim to a young man who was not only an habitual knife carrier but also someone who would quite happily deploy and use knives as weapons, two in this case, to settle scores. | "He was particularly unfortunate because he fell victim to a young man who was not only an habitual knife carrier but also someone who would quite happily deploy and use knives as weapons, two in this case, to settle scores. |
| "That is precisely what happened here." | "That is precisely what happened here." |
| Mr Altman said both Rob and his 17-year-old brother were interested in drama and had parts in a film about King Arthur. | Mr Altman said both Rob and his 17-year-old brother were interested in drama and had parts in a film about King Arthur. |
| He said that Mr Knox was a "popular young man" and was "especially protective" of his younger brother. | He said that Mr Knox was a "popular young man" and was "especially protective" of his younger brother. |