World news and discussion on TalkFuse.
Knightsbridge murder suspect fled to France hours after fatal stabbing, court hears
Yousef Razak fled to France hours after stabbing Blue Stevens to death outside a Knightsbridge hotel, jurors at the Old Bailey heard. The evidence describes how he evaded port security and was helped by six men, four of whom are on trial for allegedly helping him escape and destroy evidence.
Razak, 25, allegedly waited behind a parked van before attacking Stevens, a father of two, on 9 July last year. CCTV showed Razak arriving at Dover at 3.30am, buying a neck pillow and boarding a £275 ferry ticket booked using another man’s passport; the court heard he later travelled from France to the Middle East. Prosecutors say the group burned his moped and a phone near Pinewood Studios; two defendants have admitted perverting the course of justice, while four deny the charge, and an international arrest warrant remains outstanding.
In short
- Jurors heard Razak escaped to France less than nine hours after the killing.
- CCTV showed him boarding a Dover to Calais ferry with a drink.
- Two men admitted helping him flee; four deny perverting justice.
Explained simply
The case concerns the killing of Blue Stevens, a father of two, who was stabbed outside a hotel in Knightsbridge on 9 July last year. Yousef Razak is accused of carrying out the attack; the allegations are being heard by a jury at the Old Bailey.
Prosecutors say Razak travelled from Dover to France soon after the killing, using another man’s passport, and later went to the Middle East. Four men are on trial accused of helping him escape and destroy evidence, including by burning a moped and phone; they deny the charge. Two other men have admitted perverting the course of justice.
The case involves separate allegations about the killing and the actions said to have followed it. An international arrest warrant for Razak remains outstanding, according to the report.
Read the full article at the source →
Originally published by Daily Mail as “Fugitive Knightsbridge killer boarded a ferry to Calais with a drink after stabbing father-of-two to death in the street, court hears”.