Artist stabbed to death 'for protecting girlfriend'

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Dylan Bates-Fox, 21, was stabbed in the chest as he intervened when his girlfriend was headbutted by an assailant, it was claimed.

The fight is thought to have started over an argument about a taxi fare. As Mr Bates-Fox retaliated, punching the attacker, he was stabbed. He later died in hospital.

Mr Bates-Fox, from Hanwell, west London, had been staying with friends in Bethnal Green where the incident took place. Friends said he had hoped to become a professional artist.

Schoolfriend Nick Carson, 18, who attended Elthorne Park High School with Mr Bates-Fox, said: "I can't believe this happened to Dylan. The majority of people stabbed in London carry knives - Dylan was not a knife person.

"He was a brave man sticking up for his girlfriend. He was a lovely bloke, a very intelligent young man who was an extremely talented artist."

Mr Bates-Fox, whose family are Irish, left school at 16 to study for a BTec in graphic design at Richmond College.

On a social networking website his interests included "music, people, living every day as if its (sic) your last".

Louis Chambers, 18, whose father Stephen Chambers is an acclaimed painter and a member of the Royal Academy, was remanded in custody over the death yesterday.