Campaigner Alison Cope believes only greater awareness of violence among young people will save lives in the future.
works in memory of her son, Joshua Ribera, a highly-rated grime artist known as Depzman whose life was cut short at the age of 18.includes tightening the definition of the outlawed blades and handing police powers to seize the weapons during property searches.
‘The main positive is that the police can now seize these kinds of weapons when they search properties, which they couldn’t do before,’ she said. ‘The government can ban all kinds of weapons but there won’t be any let up in the current level of violence until we change mindsets. ‘Until this investment is made it’s going to be very difficult to stop the violence we’re currently seeing.’Joshua was stabbed to death byMitchell, also aged 18 at the time, fatally plunged a three-inch hunting knife into the heart of the grime artist outside a nightclub where the event was being held. The killer was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 18 years at Birmingham Crown Court six months later.
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