Educating children about the dangers of knife crime is key to preventing more tragedies, the mother of a murdered schoolgirl has said. A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to a minimum of 13 years on Monday for the murder of 12-year-old Ava White, who was stabbed in the neck in Liverpool city centre on November 25 last year.
Her mother Leanne said: “I think education is key. I think we need to be going into primary schools and starting at a young age to educate the kids on what carrying a knife does, the effects it has on the families, the child that’s lost their life and their family.
“If you put a knife in your pocket you are intending to use it and you are not only destroying your own life but the life of your family as well.”
