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| The family of a young actor stabbed to death in London have paid tribute to him and called for tougher action on knife crime. | |
| The grandmother of Rob Knox, 18, who was killed in a fight outside a bar in Sidcup, said he always defended people who were getting a "tough deal". | |
| His uncle John Knox said Rob, who had a small part in the new Harry Potter film, was a "lovely boy". | |
| A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| Mr Knox and four of his friends were injured in a fight outside the Metro Bar in Station Road with a man who was armed with two knives. | |
| His grandmother Maggie Knox told the BBC she adored Rob, who was a "big teddy bear". | |
| 'Don't mollycoddle' | |
| She went on: "I hope people listening who have teenagers, boys especially, take note - check what they're carrying in their pocket. | |
| "Try, at least try, to put a stop to this dreadful thing. They will never want it to happen to them." | |
| John Knox said his nephew was polite and playful, and "never took liberties with anyone". | |
| He said he could not understand why people felt the need to "stroll around" with knives and called on the government to get "firm" with them. | |
| "It makes them feel big I suppose, in some way they must be lacking internally where they feel the need to carry them," he said. | |
| "Don't mollycoddle them, if they want to get that type of action going, bang them up, bang them up for five years. | |
| "This wouldn't happen if people were firmer with them. It'll go on and on and on." | |
| Mr Knox is the 14th teenager to die violently in London this year. Police said they were keeping an open mind over his death but they did not believe it was gang related. | Mr Knox is the 14th teenager to die violently in London this year. Police said they were keeping an open mind over his death but they did not believe it was gang related. |