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More women arming themselves as gender violence rises

A recent surge in female knife possession shows women are increasingly choosing to carry weapons in public, while gender-based violence

Lambeth weapon possession crime rate highest in London for 2021

Lambeth’s weapon possession offence rate was higher than all other London boroughs and the City of London from January to

Teenager charged after large knife seized by police in Tooting

A teenager has been arrested in Tooting after police seized a large Rambo knife during a stop and search yesterday

Knife-wielding Wandsworth murderer sentenced to life in prison

A knife-wielding murderer who stabbed a teenager to death in Wandsworth last summer was sentenced to life in prison at

Wandsworth youth group aiming to turn the tide on knife crime

Tuesday, February 20 2018 was a dark day for London. The deaths of Abdikarim Hassan, 17, and Sadiq Adan Mohamed,

Four woman stabbed in unprovoked attack by ‘completely out of it’ man in Hampton Sainsbury’s carpark

A woman is in a life-threatening condition and three others have been stabbed in an unprovoked attack on women by

Weapon scanners installed at Merton secondary school during routine police operation as part of Community Action Day

Merton secondary school pupils were scanned for weapons by police as they made their way to class today, but none

West Norwood thief behind bars after robbing family in their own home

Summary: Jordan Findlay was jailed for more than 14 years. Image: By Douglas Patient A West Norwood man was jailed for

Knife-wielding man tasered and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Battersea

Summary: The man was arrested in Falcon Road. Image: By Aicha Zaa An armed male was arrested yesterday after attempting to knife

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