Eastenders actress' brother stabbed to death.
- From: Ed <eabowden@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:24:03 -0700 (PDT)
Finally a white victim. Now something might be done about it!
Two youths arrested over the murder of Ben Kinsella, who was stabbed
to death in a London street, have been released on police bail.
Ben was attacked during a row with youths in York Way, Holloway, north
London, at about 0200 BST on Sunday.
The youngster, the 17th teenager killed in London this year, died in
hospital a few hours later.
His sister, Brooke Kinsella, who played Kelly Taylor in the BBC One
soap EastEnders, said she was "devastated".
Scotland Yard said it was thought schoolboy Ben had been at a party at
the Shillibeers pub, in North Road, when the row broke out with
several youths.
One of the victim's friends said Ben made a desperate phone call
begging for help minutes before he died.
"He called me on the phone and just said 'help'," he said.
"He sounded really scared and then it just clicked off."
Ms Kinsella, 24, her parents Debbie and George, and her boyfriend,
former EastEnders actor Ray Panthaki, paid their respects at the
murder scene on Sunday afternoon.
Brooke Kinsella played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap
Former Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson was also among 50
people who laid flowers.
A makeshift shrine set up near the spot where Ben died is covered with
more than 100 bouquets, balloons, an Arsenal scarf and an England
flag.
Among the tributes paid were flowers and a card which read: "We will
always remember you Ben for your loving ways and that great smile.
Paul and Louise."
Among the young people paying tribute to Ben were EastEnders stars Joe
Swash, who plays Mickey Miller, and Charlie Hawkins, who plays Darren
Miller, his half brother in the show.
Mr Swash and Mr Hawkins, who were Ben's schoolmates, said they were
too upset to speak.
Beverley Baker, a friend of the family, also paid her respects.
She said: "He was such a lovely boy and they are such a lovely
family.
'Lovely family'
"They must all be devastated... this is just awful."
Tributes to Ben have also been left on different social networking
sites including Facebook and MySpace.
A Facebook group, called RIP Ben Kinsella, contains several pictures
of him including one with members of his football team.
His MySpace page included a video clip of Ben, in which he described
himself as: "Down to earth, easy going, get on with just about
everyone..."
The two arrested youths, both 16, were released on bail to return to a
police station at a date in late August while enquiries continue, a
Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
Last year was the worst year on record for teenage deaths with 27
teenagers being killed in the city.
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