‘Wild West’ Britain: Police Reveal 69,000 Children Wounded a Year in Violent Crime Wave
by Liam Deacon Children as young as nine are carrying knives and 69,000 a year are wounded by blades as areas turn into a “Wild West” thanks to the UK’s violent crime wave, a senior police officer has said. Assistant chief constable Jacqueline Sebire of Bedfordshire police said that after more than 20 years in the force, the past few years has felt “completely different,” adding: “Wild West? It can be… it’s happening in broad daylight, they’re in public spaces.” She was speaking to a joint summit of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and the National Police...
by Liam Deacon Children as young as nine are carrying knives and 69,000 a year are wounded by blades as areas turn into a “Wild West” thanks to the UK’s violent crime wave, a senior police officer has said....
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