Shocking Moment: 'Killer Found Concealing Knife After Stabbing 32-Year-Old in Upscale London Apartment Over Money Dispute'

THIS is the moment a killer pocketed a kitchen knife after fatally stabbing his “friend” three times in his luxury apartment.

Cowardly Fawaz Abdulkareem, 36, threw the blade out of a 14th floor window before noticed blood on his clothes.

Fawaz Abdulkareem, 36, stabbed his ‘friend’ in the back three times last July Credit: PA CCTV footage showed Abdulkareem walking from the flat carrying the kitchen knife Credit: PA

Daniel Manuel, 32, was murdered in , South London, following an argument over debt with “a man he thought was his friend”.

On Friday, Abdulkareem was jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years for Daniel’s shocking murder.

The jury at heard how the two men had returned to Abdulkareem’s flat in the early hours after partying at a nightclub with friends.

They then argued about a debt Daniel owed, culminating with Abdulkareem brutally stabbing his supposed friend three times.

The defence argued that the killer had acted in self-defence, but the court heard that the injuries indicated Daniel was likely stabbed in the back.

The killer concealed the blade in his trousers before lying to cops Credit: PA Beloved husband and entrepreneur Daniel Manuel, 32, died in the attack Credit: PA

After the horrific attack on July 5, 2025, CCTV captured vile Abdulkareem leaving the flat and pocketing the kitchen knife used to stab his victim.

Topless and wearing grey tracksuit bottoms, the killer then calls the lift.

The court heard how Abdulkareem then went down to the lobby of the luxury building, concealing the knife with his t-shirt, and telling staff Daniel had been injured.

He then “recklessly” threw the blade from the 14th floor of the tower block before emergency services could arrive.

Paramedics and cops performed emergency first aid, but despite their best efforts, the loving husband died at the scene.

Daniel’s devastated wife Zulal said she has been heartbroken by the murder of her beloved husband.

“Daniel was not just my husband, he was my partner, my home, my emotional safety and the person I built my entire life around,” she said.

“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.”

After trying to dupe , the murderer was arrested at the scene when an officer noticed Daniel’s blood on his clothing.

Detective Inspector Luke Hampton, who led the Met , detailed how Abdulkareem “tried to deceive police” , adding “out thoughts remain with Daniel’s family”.

Hampton added: “Daniel was murdered in a moment of extreme violence by a man he thought was his friend.

“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.”

Abdulkareem was convicted of murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place on May 21 and sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 17 years on Friday.