Six males charged with serving to ‘killer’ flee the nation after he stabbed a younger father to dying exterior a five-star resort seem in courtroom
Six men charged with helping an alleged killer flee the country after he stabbed a young father to death have appeared in court.
Blue Stevens, 24, was knifed in front of his girlfriend outside the five star Park Tower Hotel and Casino, near Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge on July 9 last year.
Murder suspect Yousef Razak, 25, left Britain in the aftermath of the attack, which police believe was targeted. A warrant is out for Razak’s arrest.
Nicholas McCoy, 22, Jayden Clement-Bryan, 24, Mozahedul Alam, 26, his brother Shafwan Meah, 20, Ali Hindawi, 24, and his brother Adan Hindawi, 25, are charged with committing acts with intent to pervert the course of justice.
McCoy, Celment-Bryan, Alam, and Adan Hindawi, are charged with assisting in the burning of a vehicle used in the alleged murder.
Alam is also accused alongside Meah of organising for a ferry to be booked for Razak.
Adan Hindawi is accused of providing Razak with a vehicle to leave the country.
And Ali Hindawi is accused of giving Razak his passport to assist him in leaving the country.
Blue Stevens (pictured), 24, was knifed in front of his girlfriend outside the five star Park Tower Hotel and Casino, near Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge on July 9 last year
The six men appeared at the Old Bailey today and spoke to confirm their names and dates of birth.
Judge Mark Lucraft, KC, the Recorder of London, adjourned the plea and trial preparation hearing until April 17 and set a provisional five week trial date for November 9.
Prosecutor Davi Burns said: ‘These charges arise out of the murder of Blue Stevens who was murdered by a male Yousef Razak.
‘Mr Razak has now fled the country, these defendants have assisted Mr Razak to flee the country and generally escaping the course of justice.’
The men remain on conditional bail.
They must live and sleep each night at their home address, not apply for any international travel documents, not attempt to leave the UK and not contact their co-defendants unless they are brothers.
Members of Mr Steven’s family were in court today.
In a statement the family said: ‘Nothing can undo what has been taken from us. Our lives will never be happy or complete without our Blue.
Blue Stevens with his son. He was stabbed outside the £1,650-a-night 5-star Park Tower Hotel and Casino, which is directly across the road from the Harvey Nichols department store in central London, on July 9
‘We are pleading with anyone who has any information about this crime or the offender to come forward. Any information, no matter how small, could help our children to know their father’s life mattered.’
Detective Chief Inspector Samantha Townsend, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: ‘We continue to follow every possible line of enquiry as part of our investigation.
‘Our thoughts remain with Blue’s family, who continue to be supported by specialist officers.’
Detectives are investigating numerous motivations behind Mr Stevens’s death, including whether he was murdered in an attempted robbery over the gold timepiece he was wearing at the time.
Mr Stevens and his partner were heading for dinner at Nusr-Et, the steakhouse run by celebrity chef Salt Bae, when they were intercepted by the attacker.
A nearby hotel worker previously told the Daily Mail Mr Stevens was stabbed in the chest as the pair walked along the pavement.
Clement-Bryan, of Feltham, Alam, of Chiswick, Ali Hindawi, of Southall, Adan Hindawi, of Kensington, Meah, of Chiswick and McKoy, of Chiswick, are charged with perverting the course of justice.
