TV chef Gordon Ramsay’s name is used as street slang for a knife, Old Bailey murder trial is told

GORDON RAMSAY, the celebrity chef’s name has become street slang for a knife, a court has heard.

Abdullahi Tarabi, 19, allegedly called out for a “Ramsay” to defend himself with when he was attacked on the afternoon of April 11 in Northolt, west London. The victim was chased down an alleyway by two boys, one of whom produced a knife and fatally stabbed him in the stomach, jurors heard.

His friends and older brother Abdirahman rushed to his side, dragged him into a nearby porch and chased after the killers as they ran away, the court was told. Mr Tarabi was treated by paramedics at the scene and then taken to St Mary’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead that afternoon.

Two youths, both aged 17, from west London, are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murder. Prosecutor Duncan Penny QC played graphic CCTV footage showing Mr Tarabi’s last moments.

He told jurors: “You will hear the audio recording shouting by the deceased. When you listen to it again you may think he can be heard shouting ‘Back the Ramsay, back the Ramsay’ – the deceased’s brother understood it to mean ‘go get a knife’ or ‘fetch a knife’.

“According to Abdirahman, the word Ramsay was used by Abdullahi and his friends to mean knife – as some sort of slang reference to the celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.” The victim’s family sat in court for the start of the trial but became upset as the footage of the killing was shown and walked out. The two defendants, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, deny the charge against them.