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Victim's sister visits stab spot for appeal
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Carl Beatson Asiedu with his sisters Annabelle, left, and Pearl
THE family of student Carl Beatson Asiedu, who was fatally stabbed after DJing at a nightclub, have made an appeal for witnesses to come forward and help detectives catch his killer.
Speaking at the scene of his stabbing in Glasshouse Walk, Kennington, his sister Annabelle, 24, said his death had left a huge hole in her family’s life and in the lives of all those who knew him.
She said her brother, 19, who was studying media production at Leicester University, was a loving, sensitive and caring brother to her and her sister Pearl, 27, and could not have been a better son to their parents, John and Hilda.
She said: “The irreparable damage and the void we now feel in our lives for our only brother and only son is indescribable.
“How can it be that parents or older siblings should select a coffin for the baby of the family?
“Carl was so funny he could make you cry with laughter – he was so unique that he was, and always will be, unforgettable.
“Despite knowing he was popular among his peers, Carl was always humble and down to earth, so much so that we never expected over 8,000 tributes to be posted on Facebook.
“He was generous, kind and sensitive. He loved his family, his friends and his music and we loved him.
“He worked with the police voluntarily to help in their campaigns to tackle knife crime and along with a friend even started his own business.
“He made every effort to be at church on Sundays and even shared his love for music with the younger children by teaching and encouraging them to play the drums.
“Carl told me the week before he was taken from us that he was going to be famous before the end of the summer.
“He wanted to make headlines for his achievements and to prove that with hard work and determination anyone from any background could achieve greatness.”
Detective Inspector Chris Le Pere, from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, who is leading the investigation, said it was a tragic case.
He said: “He had everything to look forward to and much potential to fulfil.
“He was very popular and it could have been this very popularity and his success that resulted in his murder, prompted by jealousy and envy.
“I would appeal to anyone who knows anything about what happened to Carl that night and why he was stabbed to contact us.
“Don’t rely on someone else telling us – take responsibility and come forward.”
- Anyone with information should phone 020 8721 4005, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or email carlsappeal@met.police.uk.
Email: lawrence.conway@slp.co.uk
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