Three mothers who lost their sons to knife crime are demanding more than just a ban on zombie knives to tackle the issue. They say compulsory education in schools and earlier intervention for minor crimes are vital.
Three mums whose sons were stabbed to death say the ban on zombie knives must go much further if the country is to win the fight against knife crime .
They will meet with the leaders of West Midlands Police on Tuesday to ask how they plan to cut the worst rate of knife crime in the country. She said she had heard of children starting secondary school petrified of knife crime and ending up carrying a knife themselves for protection.His mother said there needed to be a system in place to guide children in this position, rather than abandoning them.
There were 5,268 knife offences between April 2023 and March 2024, giving a rate of 178 crimes per 100,000 people.Ms Kanda has urged the government to go after the source of the weapons as well, including online retailers or anyone selling knives without doing the proper checks. The new legislation will make it an offence to own, make, transport or sell a wide range of what are called "statement" knives favoured by criminal gangs.
"We've all sadly seen the harm which weapons can cause and we work day in day out to take weapons off the streets," West Midlands Police said.
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