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A man who stabbed 18-year-old Harry Potter actor Rob Knox to death outside a bar in south-east London has been found guilty of murder. A man who repeatedly stabbed 18-year-old Harry Potter actor Rob Knox outside a bar in south-east London has been found guilty of murder.
Karl Bishop, 22, from Sidcup, attacked the teenage actor after a fight outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup last May. Karl Bishop, 22, attacked the actor, from Swanley, Kent, after a fight outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup.
Bishop denied murder and five counts of wounding at the Old Bailey. Mr Knox was stabbed five times as he defended his brother Jamie from Bishop, the court had heard. Five people were also injured in the fight in May 2008.
Mr Knox was stabbed five times as he defended his brother Jamie from Bishop, the court had heard. Five other people were also injured in the fight. Bishop, of Sidcup, will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Thursday.
Mr Knox's parents were present in court for the verdict. Mr Knox played the part of Marcus Belby in the film Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and had been promised a part in the next Harry Potter film.
Mr Knox, from Swanley, Kent, played the part of Marcus Belby in the film Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. Bishop, whose face was "screwed up with rage", armed himself with two kitchen knives and lashed out at the victim and his friends, witnesses said. He was taken in the most cruel way possible Mother Sally Knox class="" href="/1/hi/england/7922408.stm">Parents' impact statements in full
Wounding conviction Parents Sally and Colin Knox sat through the trial and, after the verdicts, they told the court of the devastation caused to their lives.
Bishop was also convicted of wounding Mr Knox's friend Dean Saunders, 23. Mrs Knox said in a statement read to the court: "As a mother and parent, I can never forgive the person responsible for taking my son Robert's life, or the devastation that has been caused by these actions.
But he was found not guilty of wounding another friend, Tom Hopkins, 19. "His life was stolen, taken without permission.
The judge Mr Justice Bean gave the jury of three women and nine men a majority direction on three other wounding charges. "He was taken in the most cruel way possible."
Bishop, whose face was "screwed up with rage", armed himself with two kitchen knives and lashed out at the victim and his friends, witnesses said.Rob Knox was stabbed as he tried to protect his younger brother Mr Knox said it was hard knowing he never had a chance to say goodbye to his son.
Giving evidence in the trial Bishop said he was acting in self-defence as he was under attack from the crowd at the pub and never meant to hurt anyone. The last time he saw him was at the chapel of rest in hospital.
"He looked asleep. So I told myself that he was only sleeping and that the angels will take him to heaven.
"If anyone earned a place in heaven, it was Rob."
Giving evidence at the trial, Bishop denied murder and five counts of wounding.
He said he was acting in self-defence as he was under attack from the crowd at the pub and never meant to hurt anyone.
But during the trial the prosecution described Bishop as a person who "carries knives like others carry pens in their pockets".But during the trial the prosecution described Bishop as a person who "carries knives like others carry pens in their pockets".
'Vicious attack'
Bishop was acting "in revenge" as he had come off worst in a fight with Mr Knox and his friends the week before the killing, and again earlier that same night, before going home to arm himself with two kitchen knives.Bishop was acting "in revenge" as he had come off worst in a fight with Mr Knox and his friends the week before the killing, and again earlier that same night, before going home to arm himself with two kitchen knives.
Following the first confrontation between Bishop and the actor, the killer had warned: "I'm going to come back next week and someone's going to die", the court heard. Following the first confrontation between Bishop and the actor, the killer had warned: "I'm going to come back next week and someone's going to die," the court heard.
He harassed a girl at the pub on the day of the stabbing before confronting Jamie Knox.He harassed a girl at the pub on the day of the stabbing before confronting Jamie Knox.
When Mr Knox heard about this he and his friends came out and surrounded Bishop. When Rob Knox heard about this he and his friends came out and surrounded Bishop.
Mr Saunders told the jury that Bishop approached him with an "evil grin" on his face and stabbed him in the neck, which resulted in permanent spinal damage. Bishop was also convicted of wounding the actor's friends Dean Saunders, 23, and Andrew Dormer, 17, and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to Charlie Grimley, 17, and Nicky Jones, 20.
He was found not guilty of wounding another friend, Tom Hopkins, 19.
Outside of the court, Det Ch Insp Damian Allain said Bishop had "shown no remorse".
"Rob Knox was a talented, popular young man with a promising career.
"Karl Bishop was a violent man with previous convictions who deliberately armed himself with two knives, carrying out a vicious and unnecessary attack."
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