On the 24th May 2008, 18 year old Rob Knox was out celebrating. He had not long finished filming for ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ where he played the role of ‘Marcus Belby’. Landing that role was a huge break for Rob who was clearly destined for great things including appearing in the future Harry Potter film ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’. Unfortunately, the defendant was also out that night. After Jamie, Rob’s brother, was threatened with a knife by the defendant, Rob stepped in as the protective older brother. As he and his friends attempted to disarm the defendant, Rob was stabbed 5 times. You see, unbeknownst to the group, the defendant had in fact been carrying two kitchen knives. 5 of Rob’s friends also suffered serious injuries resulting from the confrontation. Despite the best efforts of paramedics and hospital staff, Rob ultimately lost his life that night.

A huge thank you to Aaron Truss, Colin Knox, DCI Damian Allain and Joe Acres for helping me tell Rob's story.

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Trailer for (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h3dZW02bcw
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Resources:

The Law Pages
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7912105.stm
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/mar/05/harry-potter-rob-knox-murder-knife-crime
https://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/the-violent-past-of-harry-potter-actor-murder-suspect-1-580953
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4115713.sidcup-first-stab-victim-speaks-in-rob-knox-trial/
https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/5041897.colindale-man-admits-handling-stolen-pictures-of-murdered-harry-potter-actor-rob-knox/
https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14587608.revealed-man-who-burgled-rita-oras-house-attempted-to-sell-photos-of-sidcup-harry-potter-actor-rob-knoxs-dead-body/
https://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/low-life-jailed-for-harry-potter-actor-autopsy-scam-1-611712
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/feb/23/knox-bishop-potter-knife
https://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/knife-attack-in-a-scene-of-carnage-1-598177
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/23/knife-offences-hit-record-high-in-2019-in-england-and-wales#:~:text=There%20were%2045%2C627%20offences%20involving,National%20Statistics%20(ONS)%20said.