Anyone wielding a knife in public in New South Wales (NSW) risks an $11,000 fine as the government promises to crack down on street violence. Police Minister Yasmin Catley says a two-day operation targeting knife-related crime last month led to 172 people being charged with 565 offences and 294 knives seized. She said the operation…
Teenager in Stabbing Case 1st to Be Jailed on Live Television
A judge has jailed a teenager for life for the murder of a 14-year-old boy in London and said he showed a “lack of remorse” by writing drill song lyrics while on remand. On Tuesday, Marques Walker, 17, became the first juvenile to be sentenced on television in England and Wales, following a successful legal…
Zombie Knives and Machetes Used by ‘Thugs’ to Be Banned by Home Office
The government is planning to outlaw zombie knives and some types of machete in England and Wales and says those buying or selling them could face up to two years in jail. The Home Office has opened to public consultation the plan to outlaw blades that are “designed to look menacing” and “with the intention…
Lockdown Blamed as Knife Deaths in England and Wales Reaches Record Level
The number of deaths with a bladed instrument—mostly knives—in England and Wales was the highest since records began in 1946, with 282 people losing their lives between April 2021 and March 2022, according to a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of homicides using a knife or other sharp instrument went…
UK Knife Crime Dipped During Pandemic but Blades Still Causing Mayhem
Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has called for “higher sentencing” for knife crime offenders after his cousin was stabbed to death at the weekend, but is knife crime really getting worse, and would longer sentences work? Rico Burton, 31, died in Manchester Royal Infirmary on Sunday after being stabbed in the early hours outside a…
Stop-and-Search Extended After Police’s Hands ‘Tied for Political Reasons’
The Home Secretary Priti Patel has lifted restrictions on police stop-and-search powers as part of a new initiative against violent crime in England and Wales. Patel wrote to police forces in England and Wales, permanently lifting limitations on Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, which enables them to stop people and search…
London Teen Homicides Reach Record High After Two Boys Stabbed to Death on the Same Day
Two boys were stabbed to death in separate incidents in London on Dec. 30, making 2021 the bloodiest year on record for teenage homicides in the British capital. A 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in Ashburton Park, Croydon, south London, and was pronounced dead at 7.36 p.m. Less than an hour later, a 16-year-old boy…
London Knife Crime Will Get Worse, Charity Warns, After 14-Year-Old Dies
Knife crime in London is becoming more deadly and will get worse, a charity has said. On Thursday, a 14-year-old boy became the city’s 27th victim of teenage killings this year. The capital is now close to hitting a grim record of teenage homicides in 12 months, after 2008 saw 29 victims lose their lives….
London Knife Crime Prevention Trial Sees No Results in First 6 Weeks
A police trial aimed at stopping people as young as 12 from carrying knives failed to result in a single court action during its first six weeks, it has emerged. Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPOs) are being piloted by the Metropolitan Police by using the courts to impose restrictions on people they believe are “on…
Disproportionality in UK Police ‘Stop and Search’ Not Racist Says Former Senior Detective
The disproportionate number of young black males being stopped by UK police under its stop and search power is not due to officers being racist, a former senior detective said on Monday. Instead, he said, they are being stopped in higher numbers than other ethnicities because they are more frequently involved in street robberies, “county…
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