Fugitive Knightsbridge killer boarded a ferry to Calais with a drink after stabbing father-of-two to death in the street, court hears

Fugitive Knightsbridge killer boarded a ferry to Calais with a drink after stabbing father-of-two to death in the street, court hears

A fugitive killer was seen buying a neck pillow and having a drink on a ferry to Calais hours after he stabbed a father-of-two to death outside a luxury hotel, a court heard.Blue Stevens, 24, was murdered outside the £1,650-a-night, five-star Park Tower Hotel and Casino, in Knightsbridge, on July 9 last year.Yousef Razak, 25, had lain in wait for his victim behind a parked van before stabbing him through the chest and fleeing at speed on his Honda moped, which had fake number plates.Less than nine hours later, Razak fled the country with the help of Nicholas McCoy, 22, Ali Hindawi, 24, Jayden Clement-Bryan, 24, Shafwan Meah, 20, Mozahedul Alam, 26, and Adnan Hindawi, 25, the Old Bailey heard.Jurors heard the men booked Razak a £275 P&O ferry ticket to Calais using Ali Hindawi’s passport before burning the moped near Pinewood Studios, the world-famous filming location in Buckinghamshire.Footage played in court today showed Razak driving Adnan Hindawi’s silver Mercedes to the Port of Dover, arriving at 3.30am, and passing through security undetected.He was then seen at WHSmith buying several items, including a travel neck pillow, with cash and he shared a brief exchange with the staff.Further footage was played to jurors showing the fugitive on the P&O ferry to Calais with a drink in his hand. He was never seen again.Blue Stevens was stabbed outside the £1,650-a-night, five-star Park Tower Hotel and Casino in Knightsbridge on July 9 last year The murder scene outside Park Tower Casino in London's Knightsbridge in July last year. Razak travelled to France before carrying on to the Middle East, the court heard. An international warrant is out for his arrest, but prosecutors admit he will 'very likely never face justice'.The defendants are accused of helping Razak flee the country before burning the moped he was riding when he killed Mr Stevens. The getaway moped twice tripped ANPR cameras and was captured on CCTV heading towards the Black Park Country Park, which borders Pinewood Studios.Jurors have heard Clement-Bryan burnt the moped and his handset in the woodland just after 4am before he was driven away in a Volkswagen Polo with the rest of the men.They had switched off their primary mobile phones before heading to the burn site, something prosecutor Peter Ratliff suggested was ‘evidence of some forensic awareness’.He added: ‘Obviously, a better tactic might have been not to turn them on immediately on return, but it is no part of the prosecution’s case that any of the defendants were particularly good at this.’Clement-Bryan, of Feltham, Ali Hindawi, of Southall, Meah, of Chiswick and McCoy, of Chiswick, deny perverting the course of justice. Nicholas McCoy is alleged to have used Razak's moped earlier in the day and helped him flee the UKShafwan Meah and Ali Hindawi arrive at the Old Bailey accused of helping Razak flee the country Jayden Clement-Bryan is one of four men on trial at the Old Bailey - two have pleaded guilty The victim had two children, including a little girl (pictured together)Adnan Hindawi, of Kensington, and Alam, of Chiswick, have admitted the same charge, and will be sentenced at a later date.The trial continues.

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