Southport attack survivor says UK should ‘swap pointed kitchen knives for rounded ones’

Members of the community arrive ahead of a vigil to remember the victims of the Southport attack, August 2024 - (Getty Images)

Leanne Lucas, the yoga teacher who survived the Southport attack in July, is leading a campaign to moved to round-ended kitchen knives in the UK.

Called ‘Let’s Be Blunt,’ she has launched the initiative to coincide with national knife crime awareness week. The event has also been marked by the Government by the announcement of a new knife amnesty which will take place in July.