‘The youngest knife murderers in the UK, who were 12 years old when they attacked an “utterly defenceless” man with a machete in a park, have been sentenced to life with minimum terms of eight years and six months.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
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‘A teenage far-right extremist has been jailed for more than five years for sharing terrorist documents and attacking a transgender woman by kicking her in the head before posting “best day ever” online.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2024
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‘A government-backed anti-knife crime campaigner has won damages from the Met Police after being strip-searched by officers, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 12th September 2024
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‘Stop and search is one of the less effective tactics to tackle rising violence such as knife crime, according to the results of a study.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2024
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‘A child was strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, new data has revealed, with the youngest aged just eight years old.’
The Independent , 19th August 2024
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‘In a report addressed to the home secretary, the justice secretary, Met commissioner Mark Rowley and others, East London area coroner Nadia Persaud warned that similar deaths would occur unless services improved.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2024
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‘A man has been jailed for brandishing a replica of a sword from the Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda on the streets of a Warwickshire market town, which he said was a “fidget toy” to keep his hands busy.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2024
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‘A 15-year-old boy who murdered Leeds teenager Alfie Lewis in a knife attack outside a primary school has been detained for life with a minimum term of 13 years.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
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‘Two 12-year-old boys who used a machete to mercilessly stab an “utterly defenceless” teenager have been found guilty of murder. On Monday, jurors unanimously convicted the youths, who are believed to be the youngest defendants convicted of murder in Britain since Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both aged 11, were found guilty in 1993 of killing two-year-old James Bulger.
The Independent, 10th June 2024
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‘A 19-year-old man will spend at least 28 years in prison for murdering two men outside a nightclub.’
BBC News, 4th June 2024
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‘“Justice delayed is justice denied” goes the old legal maxim – one that has captured the state of the court system in England and Wales in recent years.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2024
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‘Two brothers who attacked a man in a row over a designer bag have been jailed for manslaughter.’
BBC News, 28th May 2024
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‘Three teenagers who killed a promising young rapper after bringing a knife to a girl’s 16th birthday party can be identified for the first time.’
The Independent, 4th May 2024
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‘A man whose obsession with weaponry once led him to ask to throw a grenade on the children’s television programme Jim’ll Fix It has been found guilty of causing an explosion in his home.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2024
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‘A gang have been jailed after they fired a sawn-off shotgun into a funeral crowd and left a little girl with a shotgun pellet embedded in a muscle close to her heart.’
The Independent, 13th April 2024
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‘Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of a footballer who was stabbed on a nightclub dance floor.’
BBC News, 8th April 2024
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‘The Police Federation of England and Wales calls for a royal commission as analysis of figures by The Independent reveals nearly four in 10 repeat knife offenders are spared immediate prison sentences.’
The Independent, 1st April 2024
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‘Three teenagers have been found guilty of killing a 16-year-old boy with a zombie knife at a house party.’
BBC News, 7th March 2024
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‘Almost half of the victims of criminal exploitation in the UK are British boys aged under 18, according to a report calling for new laws to acknowledge them as victims of modern slavery.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
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‘Four men have been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering two rappers who were stabbed and shot in a “horrific” gang-related revenge attack.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
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