Harry Potter actor stabbed to death protecting his younger brother

He said that he was chatting to Rob when the attacker appeared. "He pulled out two wooden kitchen knives at least 6in long from his waistband, and said 'Who's going to make my day then?'

"Girls were screaming. Jamie, Rob's brother, came over and said 'a boy has pulled a knife on me'. I held Rob back, but he pushed me out of the way and said 'he's threatened my little brother'.

"Rob was angry, but he's never started any trouble in his life. I think he just wanted to protect his younger brother. Rob went up to the bloke, who stabbed him four times.

"Rob stumbled back, lifted up his top and we saw the blood seeping from his wounds.

"I took my jumper off and tried to wrap it round Rob's wounds. Then as I was trying to do that, I saw the guy was still stabbing people. I told my friend Charlie Grimley, who had also been stabbed, to look after Rob. Then I ran over to the bloke and rugby-tackled him into a bush."

Struggling to control his emotions, Mr Ozresberoglu added: "I might have felt a hero if Rob was still here, but what I did is never going to bring Rob back. I might have saved more people from being stabbed but Rob still isn't here."

He said he thought Mrs Knox was allowed to hold her son in her arms as he lay dying on the pavement. "She was just crying and crying, sobbing 'why my Rob?'."

A number of drinkers were hurt, including Dean Saunders, 21, Nick Jones, 19, Mr Grimley, 17, and 16-year-old Andrew Dormer. Russell Wood, 21, said that he saw Mr Saunders stabbed in the neck three times .

Mr Wood said: "This guy started accusing everybody of nicking his mobile phone. He made me turn out my pockets. The bouncers chucked him out. But the next thing we knew this chap was outside with about five of his mates. Everybody just tried to get the knife off him and in the process, it seemed, too many people got stabbed."

Mr Grimley described how Mr Knox went to his rescue after the attacker "pulled out two knives and said 'Who wants this?'"

"Rob was just trying to look out for his mate," said Mr Grimley. "My stab wound had fractured my cheek bone. Rob saw me get stabbed, tried to get the knife off the bloke and was stabbed himself."

Mr Knox's father, Colin, was for many years the junior chairman of Sidcup Rugby Club, where Danny Mizen, Jimmy's brother, was a captain. Danny Mizen said last night: "My thoughts are with his family."

Kevin May, 42, Mr Knox's uncle, said: "Where's it all going to end? When is this violence and the carrying of knives by young people going to stop? Something's got to be done. Two stabbings in two weeks is too much."

A spokesman for Warner Brothers, the makers of the Harry Potter films, said: "We are deeply shocked by the news and our thoughts and sympathy are with the family."

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "A man aged 21 has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He is being held in custody. We do not believe the incident is gang-related."

The new figures on sentencing for knife crime, released by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, were seized on as evidence that courts are failing to heed ministers' repeated demands for a crackdown on those who carry knives.

The Tories called the statistics "shocking" and accused ministers of "failing to get a grip" on a big increase in knife crime since Labour came to power.

The maximum sentence for carrying a knife in a public place is two years in jail, rising to four years if the offence was committed in a school. In 1997, 4,466 people were convicted of "having an article with a blade or point in a public place", a figure that rose to 7,654 by 2006. There were 60,366 prosecutions over the 10-year period, of which 47,338 resulted in a conviction.

Over the same period, 495 people were prosecuted for having a knife in a school. Of these, 479 were found guilty, yet only nine people were given the maximum possible sentence, Mr Straw admitted. James Brokenshire, the shadow home affairs minister, called the findings "disturbing".

Truly terrible. It seems no one is imune to such crimes. I hope that if any good can come out of this dreadful loss its greater awareness of what is clearly a problem. My heart goes out to this family.

It's a frightening thought to know that you probably cross paths with cold-blooded people like this everyday without a second though. It has to take a very calloused mind to be able to ruthlessly stab people left and right because you think someone stole your phone. What does the future hold for us? It's amazing that we, the human species, can have such extremes. We have people who would risk their very lives to save others, and we have those who have no value of life. I am very sorry for the families who have ever lost a loved one to such cruelty.

This is so messed up. I am sorry to read this. There are so many violent people out there. And you never know who are the ones next to you.

In Amerika, its guns.
In England, its knifes.
In the Middle East, its bombs starpped to men, women and children.

What a loony world we live in, huh?

Well it is certainly a tragedy for what happened, but then again he died a hero'.

In Africa, it's machetes.

Just like lions and other animals fight, so do humans.

The important thing to remember, is that we humans can make CHOICES, and don't have to be so animalistic and primitive, due to our advanced brains.

Some people are just simpletons.

This is a horrible tragedy and very, very sad. I may sound insensitive here, but what were an 18-year-old and 16-year-old doing in such a place? It sounds like wiser choices may have saved a life.

Such a painful way to die. Unlike a gun that can go off in the heat of an argument, stabbing someone is such a grotesque way of killing someone, usually a crime of passion. To stand there and feel the need to stab anyone that's in your way says that you are way off your rocker and don't deserve to walk amongst sane people. A life, for a life. He should get Life.

It's sad to hear of death,And what a brave young man He was for helping his brother. These kind of thing's make me so angry a person die's for helping his brother,That boy's a saint I tell you. "Robert Knox" Rest In Paradise...

poor kid.
but have we forgotten to acknowledge the increasing violence in the streets and communities of america and across the world?

It saddens me to hear see that our world has been reduced to such violence. A cell phone is not worth taking a life, now the bright future of one young man is gone and another is going to jail for the crime. Was a cell phone even the catalyst that caused the man with two knives to go so far? Could this crime have been preventable by an intervention?

He was a brave and noble individual, and an awesome older brother. Rob Knox didn't deserve to die.

A Man Killed When He Had So Much to live for what a brave soul he is if anyone dared try to stab my little brother I would definatley sacrfice myself for him

I hope that if I'm ever in such a position to save someone that I'm as brave as Robert. That's brave to stand up against someone that could do something unexpected. His parents and brother should be proud of what he did, though that can't take the pain away. I am sorry for their loss.

It's amazing how violence youth has became in the last 30 years. But who or what can we blame it on? Parenting, drugs, sex, or video games? This world has become too complicated for our own good.

It is just sad that people can't find the value in life anymore. We always want to jump to our death and take someone with us because our lives are messed up.

My heart goes out to the family and friends who are mourning the loss of this young aspiring actor. Hopefully this has no great affect on the movie franchise.

oh man..and he had so much dreams and im sure his parents were so proud of him making it as a character in Harry Potter. So so unfortunate.

You know, I find any young death devastating. Truly deeply devastating. However, as much as this actors death is sad, I would also just like to add.... I flipping Hate Harry Potter.
But, this actors death is terrible and I will be sending good thoughts and healing energy his families way tonight.

what's going on in london with all the stabbings all of a sudden? anyone from london care to elaborate?

It's very sad to hear but what was a 16 year old doing in a club for over-18s?

Young men worldwide face far too much violence everyday.

Our hearts go out to the mother and family of this courageous young man. No one should have to experience the grief of burying their child.

This tragic incident hits home for me because two of my sons survived a vicious gang attack in Santa Fe when they were 15 and 13. The boys were jumped by a youth gang comprised of mostly men over 20 and beat with broken bottles. Over 20 gang members attacked our boys when a girl spoke to my oldest son. They knocked our older son unconscious to the ground and surrounded him kicking and punching him in the head shouting their gang name and KILL, KILL, KILL. Gang members held our 13 year old son back while the others pummeled his older brother. But the younger brother escaped their grip and threw his body over his brother's to save his life. If the boys two friends hadn't arrived and pulled them from the gang attackers, we would have lost our sons to gang violence. The gang threatened our sons lives for years afterwards with no help from Santa Fe police until finally a good judge granted us a restraining order against them.
This gang attack happened almost 13 years ago, but the anguish and pain we felt when we saw our sons' battered, cut and bruised covering every inch of their bodies after the attack is still fresh today. Those who work for peace with justice must pay attention to the effect of the world's violence on our young men and create a world where violence is seen for the obscenity it is.

Its sad when Bad things happen to good people.

omg, that is horrible. Poor guy. :(