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THE FATHER of Olly Stephens has paid tribute to a number of people in the local community who have supported his family in the wake of his son’s…
“JUST don’t carry them. Don’t. Don’t even think about it.”
Teenagers will be given field training courses on how to properly treat knife crime victims in left-leaning cities in Britain.
BBC News Published If you were faced with someone who'd just been stabbed, would you know how to help? Teenagers from the age of 14 in some areas of the UK will get training on how to help stab victims, in a new scheme launched by St John Ambulance. The Young Responders initiative aims to give young people "lifesaving first aid skills" over the next two years. St John Ambulance says street violence is a "major concern" at the moment. Training will be given in London, Leeds and Manchester. A more 'instinctive' response "We know that in the moment of handling an incident, adrenaline can take ov...
An 11-year-old boy handed in an 18-inch long machete to a knife crime campaigner during an amnesty. Odane Cross, 28, was reduced to tears when the primary school pupil revealed his age after producing the deadly blade from inside his trouser leg. Mr Cross has launched a one-man knife amnesty in Reading, Berkshire, in response to an alarming spate of fatal stabbings in the area. He runs a Caribbean food takeaway delivery business and he is offering a 50 per cent discount to anyone who wants to hand in a blade. His 'Trade the Blade' amnesty began over a week ago and so far he has col...