Rupert Grint Attends Murdered Co-star's Funeral

HARRY POTTER star RUPERT GRINT was among the mourners at the funeral of his murdered co-star ROBERT KNOX at an emotional service in England on Wednesday (25Jun08).

Grint, who plays Potter's sidekick Ron Weasley in the wizard franchise, paid his respects to the aspiring actor who died from multiple stab wounds following an altercation in Kent, England last month (May08).

Knox appears as Marcus Belby in the forthcoming film Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, and "looked up to" the Harry Potter stars, according to his father John Knox.

The service was attended by hundreds of friends and family in the Knox's hometown of Sidcup, where the murder took place.

Actor Daniel Radcliffe was unable to attend the service due to work commitments in the U.S.

A man has been charged with Knox's murder.