‘Son in love’ stabbed to death outside Be At One bar on night out as family say vows

Tributes have poured in for a 33-year-old man who sadly died after being fatally punched by a stranger during a night out. Amarpal Atkar enjoyed a night out at Be At One Bar in Birmingham city center shortly before he was fatally injured.

On 31 July 2021, Mr Atkar was involved in a heated argument with a man on his first visit to Birmingham who accidentally bumped into him. Mr Atkar was heard making comments such as “ginger t***” and “Ed Sheeran” at the man before saying “hit me, hit me”.

The row led to the man punching Mr Atkar in the face – but the violence didn’t stop there. Moments later, after Mr Atkar fell to the floor, he “chased” the man, delivering a second fatal punch to the head, reports BirminghamLive.

Mr Atkar was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries later that evening. Tributes have since been paid to the “loving son and loving brother” of Oldbury. His family described Mr Atkar as a “compassionate and caring human being”. They said: “She was the happiest and most outgoing person I could ever meet.

“He always made you feel welcome and at ease. He was such a compassionate and caring human being. He was a loving son, a loving brother and an amazing uncle. As a family, we are lost without him in our lives; there is a void he left that no one can fill. We feel let down by the justice system, the CPS and today’s investigation.

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Concluding Mr Atkar’s inquest, senior coroner Louise Hunt accepted last week that the other man had acted in “self-defence”.

On two separate occasions, the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to press charges. During Mr Atkar’s inquest, head bouncer Chace Cappelle, who likened Mr Atkar to “a celebrity” at Be At One, said he was “known to be a mouthy but never heard him be ‘offensive or violent'”.

Mr. Atkar’s family vowed to “continue their fight,” including efforts to change the six-month limit to change a criminal charge.