Mystery deepens of young dad killed for Rolex in front of screaming girlfriend

A suspected killer who stabbed a young father to death in front of his screaming girlfriend in Knightsbridge is believed to have fled the UK on fake documents within hours of the attack. Almost seven weeks later, the murderer remains at large.

Blue Stevens, 24, was knifed in the chest in broad daylight outside the £1,650-a-night Park Tower Hotel and Casino in central London on July 9. His girlfriend, Yve Hale, desperately tried to save him on the pavement as horrified bystanders looked on, MailOnline reports. The couple had been heading to what friends described as a "posh dinner." Blue's mother, Charlie Sheridan, said on Facebook: "They [police] know who did it. He left the country on fake documents hours afterwards. Gone. Makes me sick to my stomach."

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Detectives say the stabbing may have been a targeted attack, though they are also investigating whether it was a botched watch robbery, as Blue was wearing a gold timepiece at the time of the attack. On July 14, police arrested three men in their 20s on suspicion of murder, conspiracy to murder, and assisting an offender. All were later bailed, and no one has been charged.

Blue was killed just days before his 25th birthday. His family gave him an emotional send-off on August 8, with his body driven past his grandparents’ home in Yateley.

In a post shared the night before Blue's funeral, Ms Sheridan wrote: "Going to bed knowing that I've got to bury my child tomorrow. Oh my god. This can't be real. This can't be true. Please god. Not my handsome blue boy." Another read: "Whoever took my sons life took mine as well." In a third, she wrote: "I was robbed. We have all been robbed. Not just of him, but of who we were before. Still no one paying for what they took."

Blue came from a renowned boxing family. His grandfather, heavyweight Les Stevens, won bronze at the 1970 Commonwealth Games before embarking on a 15-fight winning streak as a professional. Les ended his career in 1979 with 23 victories and just five defeats, later devoting 40 years of his life to training fighters until he died in 2020 of Covid-19.

Blue's pals said he had a passion for flashy timepieces, often seeking out the "sparkliest" watches he could find. He was recently pictured on social media wearing a Datejust 36mm oystersteel and gold Rolex, valued at £12,250.