Man Fatally Stabbed in Haringey Mobile Phone Robbery
A businessman has died after a brutal mobile phone robbery went tragically wrong in Haringey. Detectives are hunting a knifeman following the stabbing/" title="Stabbing" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked">stabbing of 33-year-old Barış Küçük, who was attacked in the leg during a suspected street robbery in Seven Sisters.
Victim Stabbed Trying to Stop Phone Theft
The incident happened shortly after 3am on Saturday on Seven Sisters Road. Mr Küçük was rushed to a north London hospital but sadly died the next day. Police revealed his bag was emptied and his phone was stolen during the attack.
The murder pushes the Met’s 2024 homicide investigations to 53 and marks at least the 30th fatal stabbing this year in London.
Family Mourns ‘Good, Kind Man’ Taken Too Soon
“It was just a normal evening. He had worked in the coffee shop, went to the gym and had a shower. He went out as usual but he never came back,” said his sister Hatice, 37.
“We will not stop until we get justice. My brother was a good, kind man. He was loving and caring and always laughing and warm. He would have stood up for himself, he wouldn’t have just given up his phone but he never would have tackled someone if he knew they had a knife.”
Barış was a devoted Manchester United fan, a talented artist, and an ambitious businessman. He had recently worked a shift at the family’s coffee shop and was preparing to take over the business with big plans for the future.
Tragic Loss Shakes Kurdish Family
The Küçük family, originally Kurdish, moved to London in 1992. Hatice described the heartbreak of losing her brother just as he was about to revamp the family business.
“He never got a chance to do it, it’s heartbreaking.”
Another sister added, “It’s bizarre, my sister is going to work on this project and our brother is killed. You never think it is going to happen to you.”
Police continue to urge anyone with information about the stabbing and robbery to come forward as the hunt for the knifeman intensifies.
