Firstly - "Why Ben?" is an illogical question for them to ask. Why not Ben? That's what I ask.
It almost sounds as if it would have been OK if someone else had been stabbed to death, not 'Ben'.
I'm sure they don't mean that, though
And yeah, I think he's only given this much attention because his sister was in Eastenders.
My cousin (coincidentally called Ben as well) was stabbed to death a couple of years ago and barely anyone heard about it. Quite sad really.