Friend of the young man knifed to death on Primrose Hill was himself stabbed multiple times while trying to protect him
A brave friend of the young videographer knifed to death on Primrose Hill was himself stabbed multiple times while trying to protect him, it has emerged.Finbar Sullivan, 21, was killed at the popular north London beauty spot after going to meet an undergraduate student friend on Tuesday evening.Finbar - who had just bought a new video camera with money for his 21st birthday - had gone to test out the device and to listen to music when it is believed he was singled out for attack by a stranger.His father Chris Sullivan, 65, told the Daily Mail that when it became clear that Finbar was in danger, his friend, called AJ, had tried to protect him, and was himself wounded in the process.Mr Sullivan, an artist and musician, said: ‘They went up there because it was a nice day.‘My son met his friend and he was also stabbed.‘He [AJ] was stabbed in the back and in the hands as he was trying to protect him [Finbar].’AJ, who is thought to be studying economics at Nottingham University, is now understood to be recovering after receiving medical attention. Finbar Sullivan, centre, with his mother Leah Seresin and father Christopher Sullivan, who went to the scene as soon as he heard his son had been caught up in the violence The 21-year-old, who studied at the London Screen Academy, followed his family into the arts, primarily producing music videos for drill rap artists under the name Sully Shot ItAsked why the two friends had been set upon, Mr Sullivan told us: ‘We don’t know yet…‘My son was very morally stood up… he always stood up for other people.‘Maybe they were bullying somebody, maybe they tried to mug him… we just don’t know.‘He would have had his brand new film camera with him… which he just bought after his 21st birthday.‘He goes up there with his speaker, plays reggae music with his friends… and he’s dead.’He added: ‘The police were just here, they’re investigating seven days a week.Videos of the violence on Primrose Hill, north London, showed groups of young men fighting, with one youth appearing to pull out a blade to threaten another young man.One witness, who asked not to be named, said: 'The park was just so busy, I had gone with my mate after work and it was literally the busiest I have ever seen it because of the weather and it being Easter holidays.'Then suddenly we heard this commotion from behind us, and a big brawl kicked off – people were throwing punches, people were screaming at others to stop.'There were lots of people involved in the fight, most of them looked about 18 or 19.' Police said no arrests have been made.Mr Sullivan, founder of the famous London nightclub The Wag and a member of 1980s band Blue Rondo à la Turk, last night said: ‘I’m absolutely devastated.‘I’m so brokenhearted, I can’t believe it. I’ve been in tears since last night [Tuesday]. I haven’t slept.‘This is the worst tragedy I could ever imagine. This is off the scale of grief.’ Finbar's father Christopher described him as a 'little groovy 21-year-old who loved movies and making films'Finbar's grandfather Michael Seresin is a celebrated cinematographer who worked on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the film adaptation of Angela's Ashes and on 1987's Angel Heart which featured Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke.Mr Seresin also runs the Seresin wine estate in New Zealand, which counts Finbar's mother Leah as a brand ambassador.She had described him in a post on his birthday last year as 'this gift' and 'my darling Finbar', saying: 'Love you to the moon and back.'The Wag Club, famed for its hedonism, was founded by Mr Sullivan in 1982 and became a favoured haunt for stars including David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Brad Pitt and Stevie Wonder.Finbar, who went to Acland Burghley School in Tufnell Park and studied at the London Screen Academy, followed his family into the arts, primarily producing music videos for drill rap artists under the name Sully Shot It.Artist GGL Wuni last night paid tribute to Finbar, posting: 'My brother, my family, I will never let your name fade. The most clean-hearted guy I've ever met, always turned up for me without a miss.'Despite the drill music scene's long association with gang violence, Mr Sullivan insisted his son was not associated with any gang members.'All I can tell you is he was the subject of an indiscriminate stabbing. He was not a gang member,' he said.
