An aspiring lawyer was 'randomly stabbed to death' by a group of six men as he bought a bagel in north-west London, police have said. Sven Badzak, 22, was waiting outside a bagel shop in Kilburn with his 16-year-old friend when the pair were attacked last Saturday.
A 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail. The Metropolitan Police said the victims did not know their attackers and there was no evidence of robbery.
Mr Badzak's mother, Jasna, said she believes her son was killed in a random attack. She said he had gone to a shop to get orange juice and then to a bagel shop when he was attacked. As he and his friend were chased at around 17:30 GMT, they became separated and Mr Badzak fell to the ground and was stabbed repeatedly.
The 16-year-old also suffered multiple stab injuries but managed to escape into a shop in Willesden Lane. He is currently in a stable condition in hospital. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Wrigley said the attack was 'unprovoked' and 'happened very quickly'. He added that the group consisted of a mixture of white and black males.
Mr Badzak, from Maida Hill, west London, had a degree in sociology and wanted to become a lawyer. He had met Boris Johnson and other Conservative politicians when he was younger. The Prime Minister said 'absolutely everything' is being done to tackle violent crime after Ms Badzak called on him to help ensure her son's killers are caught.
