The mums of two young people killed in Merseyside today join together to call for change.
Ava White and Danny Gee-Jamieson's parents, Leeann White and Mandy Jamieson, opened their hearts on the trauma their families have been through since their losses. They have teamed up to launch a petition for a law change to ensure anyone found guilty of illegal possession of a knife will receive a mandatory 10-year sentence.
Ava White was just 12 when she was killed by a boy just two years older than her after an argument over a video posted on Snapchat in November 2021. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for 13 years after stabbing the schoolgirl in the neck with a flick knife in Liverpool City Centre.
