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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Anthony France

Horrified surgeon tells of removing knives from youngsters’ chests at blade amnesty London hospital

Cleo Kenington, a NHS consultant in emergency general surgery - (St George’s Hospital)

A leading surgeon has spoken of having to physically remove knives embedded in young men lying on her operating table as London’s violent crime epidemic worsens.

Cleo Kenington spoke out as it was revealed St George’s Hospital’s major trauma unit in Tooting treated 511 stab victims last year – nearly double the number in 2022.

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