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Family Says Knightsbridge Stabbing Suspect Fled UK on Fake Papers Hours After Killing

Detectives are examining whether the attack was targeted or linked to a watch theft as the murder inquiry continues in central London.

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Overview

  • Blue Stevens, 24, was fatally stabbed on July 9 outside the Park Tower Hotel and Casino in Knightsbridge in front of his partner.
  • Nearly seven weeks after the killing, the suspected attacker has not been detained.
  • Stevens’s mother says a suspect left the country on fake documents within hours of the attack, a claim not confirmed by police.
  • Investigators are exploring a targeted attack or a botched attempt to steal the Rolex he was wearing at the time.
  • Police arrested three men in their 20s on July 14 on suspicion of murder, conspiracy to murder, and assisting an offender, then bailed them as inquiries continue and patrols increase in the area.