Southport stabbing: Why are knife crimes on the rise in the UK?
Al Jazeera
The Southport stabbing incident has brought attention to knife crimes in the UK, which increased by 80 percent since 2015.
A deadly knife attack in the seaside town of Southport on Monday has sent shockwaves across Britain, as the county grapples with rising knife crime – up by nearly 80 percent since 2015.
Newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who promised to tackle knife crimes during campaigning, said the incident was “horrendous and deeply shocking news”.
On Tuesday, far-right groups rioted in the town, still in grief following the killing of three girls aged six, seven and nine. They attacked shops and a local mosque following false claims that an immigrant was responsible for the attack. Starmer has accused the far-right of exploiting the grief to “sow hatred”.
Here’s more about rising instances of knife violence in the country:
A man went on a stabbing spree during a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance workshop on Southport’s Hart Street on Monday.
