The Parents Hope The Death of Robert Knox Was Not In Vain

the Parents  a young actor Robert Knox who was killed in a stabbing attack in London hope his death will force the British government to do something about the growing problem of knife crime.Robert Knox, 18, was stabbed to death during a fight outside a pub that left three other men with serious knife wounds in the early hours of Saturday morning.The teenager had a small part in the forthcoming film Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, as student wizard Marcus Welby and was to appear in the next film of the series as well.His parents, Colin and Sally Knox, said they hoped his screen fame would help bring attention to the problem of knife crime."If it serves that purpose, then Robert will have done something else exceptional in his short life," Mr Cox told British television."With knives there are no winners, only losers."If you are a person who carries a knife, think about the consequences and, for my son's sake, don't do it."Three of his friends also sustained serious injuries in the incident: a 21-year-old was stabbed in the neck, a 16-year-old in the chest and a third man, aged in his late teens or early 20s, sustained stab wounds to his hand.

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The 21-year-old is still receiving hospital treatment, while the other two have been discharged.A fifth man, 21, was taken to hospital suffering facial injuries. He was later discharged, and has been arrested on suspicion of murder.Scotland Yard said they did not believe the incident to be gang-related.Knife crime has blighted London in recent months.Earlier this month, a man was knifed to death on Oxford Street, one of the busiest shopping areas in the country, and 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen died after his throat was slashed after declining to become involved in a fight with a man in a bakery.Tributes poured in today for Robert Knox and friends and relatives left bunches of flowers outside the bar, and a stream of messages were posted on social networking Web site Facebook and the International Movie Database Web site.Robert's brother Jamie, 17, who was thought to have been the initial target of the attack, said: 'My relationship with Rob was a very strong one. We'd do almost everything together and he just took me everywhere he went. He was just my best friend.'Mr Knox's last words to his son were to warn him about the dangers of being caught up in the culture of carrying a weapon.