Eight in 10 teenage homicide victims ‘killed by knife or sharp instrument’
- Posted on February 6, 2025
- By Evening Standard
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Eight in 10 teenage homicide victims ‘killed by knife or sharp instrument’
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Some 64 homicide victims aged 13 to 19 were recorded in 2023/24, 53 of whom – 83% – were killed by a sharp instrument.