The mother of Ava White has warned that knife crime laws have not changed since her daughter's death. Almost two years ago, schoolgirl Ava, aged 12, was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Ava's heartbroken mum Leeann wants children as young as 12 to be searched for weapons. She insists new rules, which give police extra powers to search previous offenders for blades, do not go far enough as they can only be used on over-18s.
Speaking on if she sees any progress in knife crime laws, she said: “I don’t see a difference to be honest. The only thing I have seen is the new stop and searches coming in but again it needs to target younger people.
