Daniel Frederick stabbing: Sister of murdered expectant dad reveals heartbreaking moment she last saw him alive

Martin Coulter6 April 2018
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The sister of a man stabbed to death in east London has told of the heartbreaking moment she last saw him alive.

Daniel Frederick, 34, was walking home after attending a hospital check-up for his pregnant partner when he was ambushed in Stoke Newington in January.

He died six hours later in hospital. Police said he was an "innocent victim subjected to an "unprovoked attack".

In a heartbreaking appearance on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire Show, his sister Louise Samuels broke down in tears as she described him lying in intensive care.

She said: "He was a person who liked to liked to smile a lot, he liked to joke a lot. He was very much a family person.

Daniel Frederick was killed following an ambush in Stoke Newington
Met Police

"He was a person who would go to work and comes back and looks after his children. He's my brother...we grew up together."

Breaking down in tears, Ms Samuels told how she first reacted to news of the attack: "I think I was in shock.

"I know this goes on quite a bit on our street so I was like 'OK, maybe he got stabbed in a place where he can survive'.

"I was still optimistic about him being OK...but by the time they had called me and my [other] brother upstairs to see him..."

"They just had him there pumping in blood...He had a tear that came down his eye and I asked if he was crying and they said 'I don't think so'.

"And then a tear came down again and I said: 'You know that you're going so...don't be afraid to go'."

Asked how any family could get over such an attack, she said: "I'm not sure. This is a first-time experience for me...I can say justice for his death but...would that solve the problem? He's gone."

London's murder rate overtook New York's earlier this year, with 15 dead in February (nine aged 30 or younger) and 22 fatal stabbings and shootings in March. Six have been killed in April at the time of writing.

Witnesses said up to seven assailants fled the scene after the attack on Mr Frederick, who was a popular figure on his estate on Shakespeare Walk. Four men have been charged in connection with Mr Frederick's death.

Anyone with information is asked to call 020 8345 3734, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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