Accused knifeman denies Halloween murder

An alleged knifeman denied murdering a father near a children’s playground on Halloween last year. Stephen O’Rourke, 46, is accused of stabbing 38-year-old Rocky Djelal to death in Southwark Park, Rotherhithe, southeast London, on 31 October. Paramedics battled to save the father of one, but he died at the scene from a single stab wound. He did not appear at the Old Bailey today (TUES) but his lawyer Edward Henry indicated a not guilty plea on his behalf. O’Rourke, of…