UK RIM staffer dies after being stabbed at company party; director charged

A man who was attacked during a celebrity-packed Blackberry party in London on Wednesday has died in hospital, Scotland Yard has said.

Married father-of-two Phillip Sherriff was stabbed in the neck with a glass bottle at a party held by Blackberry in London on April 3rd. Sherriff was RIM's UK channel sales manager.

Ashley Charles, a 25 year-old company director from Leicester,  appeared in court Saturday charged with attempted murder. He was remanded in custody.

The Brit-award winning singer Jessie J had been singing at the event, hosted by Blackberry to promote its BBM instant messaging service.