Man due in court over murder of teen actor

A 21-year-old man was due to appear in court on Tuesday charged with the murder of teenage actor Rob Knox.

Knox was stabbed during a fight outside a pub in Sidcup, Kent, on Saturday morning, that left three of his friends with serious knife wounds.

The 18-year-old had a small part in the forthcoming film "Harry Potter And the Half-Blood Prince".

Karl Bishop, unemployed, of Sidcup, is set to appear at Bexleyheath Magistrates' Court charged with murder.

He is also charged with wounding five other people.
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