Fourth arrest over Kilburn murder
The attack has been called ‘completely unprovoked’ by the Metropolitan Police
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Your support makes all the difference.Detectives investigating the murder of aspiring lawyer Sven Badzak in north-west London have made a fourth arrest.
The 22-year-old was knifed to death in a “completely unprovoked” attack by six young men as he went to buy a bagel in Kilburn on 6 February, the Metropolitan Police said.
A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday morning and is in custody at an east London police station.
Three other people have already been arrested on suspicion of murder, including a 20-year-old man, who was held on Sunday and remains in police custody, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, who have both been released on bail.
Mr Badzak’s mother, Jasna Badzak, a former Conservative Party activist, said her son, who was privately educated at Wetherby and Portland Place schools before attending Roehampton University, had gone to a shop to get orange juice and then to a bagel shop when he was attacked.
The victim, from Maida Hill, west London, and his 16-year-old friend were chased at around 5:30pm.
They became separated and Mr Badzak fell to the ground and was stabbed repeatedly.
The 16-year-old also suffered multiple stab injuries but managed to escape into a shop in Willesden Lane and is in a stable condition in hospital.
Anybody with information is urged to call police on 101 or tweet MetCC quoting CAD 5580/06Feb or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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