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Entrepreneur stabbed to death in luxury London high-rise

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Screen grab from CCTV footage dated 05/07/25 issued by the Metropolitan Police of Fawaz Abdul Kareem leaving his flat with the knife still in the waistband of his trousers. Fawaz Abdul Kareem, 36, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 17 years for stabbing 32-year-old Daniel Manuel to death over a debt. Fawaz fatally stabbed Daniel at his flat on Bondway, Vauxhall, on July 5 last year. Mr Manuel and Abdul Kareem had spent the evening at a nightclub, returning with a group of friends to Abdul Kareem's flat in the early hours of the morning. It was after an argument about money that Mr Manuel was stabbed three times with a kitchen knife. Issue date: Saturday June 6, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Daniel Manuel (left) was murdered in Bondway, Vauxhall, following an argument over money with Fawaz Abdulkareem (right) (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)

An entrepreneur was stabbed to death in a luxury block of flats in London before the killer through the knife out of the window from the 14th floor.

Daniel Manuel, 32, was murdered in Bondway, Vauxhall, following an argument over money with Fawaz Abdulkareem, 36.

Daniel had spent an evening at a nightclub with friends when they turned to Abdulkareem’s flat.

Following the argument, Abdulkareem stabbed Daniel three times with a kitchen knife.

The killer, disguising the weapon in the waistband of his trousers, told staff in the building’s lobby Daniel had been injured.

He then threw the knife out of the 14th floor window, but a police officer noticed Daniel’s blood on Abdulkareem’s clothes.

He tried to claim he acted in self-defence, but Daniel’s injuries suggest he had most likely been stabbed while his back was turned.

Daniel’s wife paid tribute to her husband, calling him ‘my home and my emotional safety’
(Picture: Met Police)
Daniel had spent the evening with friends at a nightclub before he was stabbed (Picture: Met Police)

Abdulkareem was jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years at Croydon Crown Court yesterday.

Zulal, Daniel’s wife, said: ‘Daniel was not just my husband, he was my partner, my home, my emotional safety and the person I built my entire life around.

‘Losing him in such a violent and sudden way has completely shattered my world.

‘This loss has affected every part of my life, emotionally, physically, financially and I am still trying to survive the aftermath of it.’

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Detective Inspector Luke Hampton, who led the Met investigation, said: ‘Daniel was murdered in a moment of extreme violence by a man he thought was his friend.

Abdulkareem stabbed Daniel three times with a kitchen knife (Picture: Met Police)

‘Abdulkareem tried to deceive police, recklessly throwing the murder weapon from the window of the 14th floor of a tower block and cruelly claiming it was Daniel who had attacked him.

‘Met detectives saw through his lies and worked hard to secure a conviction. Abdulkareem’s claims of self-defence were dismissed by the jury.

‘Our thoughts remain with Daniel’s family and hope this sentence gives them a degree of peace.’

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