Priti Patel yesterday conceded the latest rise in knife crime was ‘appalling’ Priti Patel yesterday conceded the latest rise in knife crime was ‘appalling’ – as she vowed a tough new approach. In a frank admission, the Home Secretary said that an overall fall in recorded crime could not mask the misery caused by a … Read more
Father, 40, recovering from self-inflicted knife wounds is arrested for murder of his children aged one and three who were stabbed to death at their Ilford home Pavinya Nithiyakumar, one, and Nigish Nithiyakumar, three, died after stabbing Both were found at their family home in Ilford, east London on Sunday afternoon A man, thought to … Read more
Man, 20, is killed and boy, 16, is fighting for life after separate knife attacks two hours apart in the West Midlands Two teenagers stabbed in broad daylight near Marston Green Park, Solihull One boy, 16, is said to be in a critical condition and another victim, 19, is ‘stable’ Hours later, 20-year-old man … Read more
The number of recorded knife crimes in England and Wales soared by 7 per cent its highest ever level in 2019, with a third of all offences recorded in London. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today show that police recorded 45,627 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument. This is an average … Read more
Seven thugs from rival gangs have been jailed for more than 17 years for taking part in a knife and machete fight in front of terrified shoppers in west London. The two gangs came together wielding blades on Harrow Road, near Westbourne Park tube station on January 2 2019, for a pre-planned altercation. ‘Drill’ rappers Jordan … Read more
A woman decapitated her 73-year-old mother with a knife and scissors before removing her brain and kissing it in front of a family friend, a court heard today. Odessa Tammy Carey, 36, is accused of beating her mother to death at her home in Ashington, Northumberland, before performing the grisly act. Odessa Carey, 36, beat her … Read more
Bella Hadid was every inch the style chameleon as she hit the catwalk for Vivienne Westwood’s Paris Fashion Week show on Saturday afternoon. Having walked the Haider Ackermann show earlier in the day, the model, 23, switched up her look once again as she slipped into a completely sheer lace bridal gown for the Autumn/ … Read more
Knife crime is being driven by absent fathers, according to Britain’s top officer on violence. Jackie Sebire said it was easy to blame drugs, funding cuts or social media for the epidemic in knife crime. But she insisted that one of the biggest drivers of serious violence was the lack of a father figure at home. … Read more