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Sophie Doughty

'I know first hand the pain it causes': Newcastle mum's stark message after 16-year-old stabbed close to where her son was killed

Forever tortured by her beloved son's knife killing, Margaret Smith knows more than most the misery blades can bring.

And after another teenage boy was stabbed close to her Newcastle home, the brave mum has issued a stark message to others carrying knives in the city.

Police are still hunting attackers who left a 16-year-old boy with life-changing facial injuries when they set upon him with a blade in Elswick Park last week.

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