The mum of tragic Ava White has warned nothing has changed in the fight against knife crime since her daughter was stabbed to death nearly two years ago aged 12.
Leeann White has insisted 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. Ava was killed by a 14-year-old boy and her mum wants children as young as 12 to be searched for weapons.
Asked if she thought there had been progress in the fight on knife crime, Leeann, 40, 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.
