A second man has been charged by police after the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Finbar Sullivan in Primrose Hill.
Khalid Abdulqadir, 18, of Fellows Road, Camden, was charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, violent disorder and possession of a knife over a violent brawl in Primrose Hill, north London, which left the student dead.
Abdulqadir is accused of stabbing a rival as two groups of men clashed at the famous beauty spot and in nearby Regent's Park.
He appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where he was remanded into custody.
Oliuwadamilola Ogunyankinnu, 27, has already appeared in court charged with the murder of Mr Sullivan, who was a film student at the London Screen Academy.
Abdulqadir did not enter any pleas to the charges he faces as the case was sent to the crown court.
"This case involves a violent incident involving a number of people on April 7 at Primrose Hill and Regent's Park," said prosecutor Rebecca Holder.
"One male was fatally stabbed, and another was seriously wounded."
She continued: "A fight broke out involving two groups of males.
"One group of males attacked the deceased victim, and the other group - including the defendant - attacked back."
It is said the man allegedly stabbed by Abdulqadir had to have his spleen removed and also suffered a badly broken hand.
Abdulqadir spoke only to confirm his name, address and age during the brief court appearance.
He is due to appear at Inner London Crown Court for a plea hearing on May 12.
However, his case may be linked to hearings at the Old Bailey involving Ogunyankinnu, who is due to appear before a judge on Wednesday.
Ogunyankinnu, 27, of Southbury Road, Enfield, was remanded in custody after appearing at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
District Judge Ashwinder Gill told Ogunyankinnu his case was too serious to be heard at the magistrates’ court.
“Your case will therefore be sent to the Central Criminal Court,” she told the defendant.
Before he was taken to the cells, Ogunyankinnu told the court: “I didn’t kill anybody, I didn’t stab anybody, they’ve got the wrong person.”
The Metropolitan Police said a 25-year-man, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released with no further action.
Mr Sullivan’s father, Christopher Sullivan, 65, told ITV News how he rushed to the scene after receiving a call that his son had been stabbed.
“I asked them, can you just let me through? Let me go. Go and see my son. I’ve got to see my son.
“I just want to hold his hand before he dies.
“And then they said - get away for the CID. And then I knew. When the CID came they said ‘Mr. Sullivan, your son’s dead’.
“He had bled to death. He’d been stabbed - I think from behind.”
Mr Sullivan also criticised Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, accusing him of doing a “terrible job”.
“If there’d been police on the street, this wouldn’t have happened. They should have had a dozen policemen just going, walking around the park. Why not? If they, if they just on a rotation, they would at least stop the fight. They would at least get to Finn, before he died, where were they?”
The Metropolitan Police spokesperson told ITV News: “Our thoughts are with Finbar’s family and friends for their devastating loss.
“We understand the concern this incident has also caused in the wider community and have increased the number of officers on patrol in Primrose Hill to provide reassurance and respond to any offending.
“Our Royal Parks officers have been integrated into local community policing teams. In Camden, a dedicated local neighbourhood team regularly patrols Primrose Hill and surrounding areas.”
Finbar’s father previously told the Daily Mail that his son had gone to the area to use a new camera he had received for his birthday.
“This is the worst tragedy I could ever imagine,” he told the newspaper.
“He’s my only son... I had him when I was 45. He can never be replaced.”
He said: “I’m so broken-hearted, I can’t believe it.
“He was the most beautiful, lovely, outgoing, loving boy. He was just a really lovely person.”
Christopher Sullivan said his son had ambitions to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, cameraman Michael Seresin, who worked on Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban and Rambo III.
Police are continuing to ask anyone with relevant information to upload it to the police major incident portal here, or contact police on 101, quoting reference 6448/07Apr. An anonymous report can be made via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
