All news on the topic: Knife crime

1250
Teen's five chilling words after he stabbed fellow student in classroom
The teacher got hold of the attacker while other pupils went to help the victim. When asked what had happened by a member of staff, the boy said: "I've just stabbed him sir."
1275
Boy, 16, dies after being stabbed in ambush by 'older kids' yards from school
The teenager was chased into a bike shop as he left school in Walthamstow, east London and stabbed by three 'older kids' who had been 'waiting for him'
488
Heartbroken family's tribute to dad stabbed to death in street after 'break in'
Police rushed to Brentwick Gardens, Brentford at around 5.15am on Wednesday, April 26 following reports of intruders and found a man injured in the street
731
'Man jailed for stabbing my brother to death didn't do it - he must be freed'
Jason Moore is serving a life sentence for the 2005 knifing of Robert Darby in Ilford, East London. But Robert’s family insist Moore did not commit the crime
552
Boy stabbed to death 'after turning down dad's offer of lift to pal's house'
The father of Ronan Kanda, 16, has told how he offered to drive his son to a pal's house but he preferred to walk and then tragically on the way home he was stabbed to death, in a case of mistaken identity, court heard
712
Family of 'dedicated' charity founder stabbed to death says she 'helped anyone'
Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey, 31, was found suffering stab wounds at about 4pm on Monday while she was walking home with a gift for her mum's birthday in Brixton, South London
1310
Football chairman stands in local elections after seeing player stabbed to death
Stratford Town defender Cody Fisher was stabbed to death on Boxing Day outside a nightclub in Birmingham - now club owner Jed McCrory is standing in local elections, vowing to reduce knife crime
575
Girls, 7 and 8, seriously injured in knife attack outside primary school
Two girls aged 7 and 8 have been rushed to hospital in air ambulance with one in a life-threatening condition after a terrifying stabbing outside a primary school
910
Family of woman 'stabbed from behind by stranger' on way to party 'devastated'
Johanita Dogbey has been named locally as the 31-year-old woman who died on Monday after a man allegedly approached her from behind and stabbed her in Brixton, South London
799
Man slit wife's throat after searching online for ways to get away with murder
In his chilling search history the Turkish man had looked up "punishment for killing a cheating wife" and "which diseases do not have a criminal liability"
1016
Woman stabbed to death was 'on phone to gran after buying gift for mum'
A woman who was stabbed to death in Brixton, South London on Monday had been on her way home with a birthday gift when she was attacked, a shocked neighbour has said
973
Homeless woman stabbed through tent in city on 'high alert' after knife spree
Residents of a Northern California university town are frightened after three people were stabbed within a week, with two fatal, as cops refused to say if they are searching for multiple suspects
1012
Five lives already saved thanks to tragic 12-year-old stab victim Ava White
After the 12-year-old's death in Liverpool in 2021, mum Leeann set up the Ava White Foundation, raising funds to install 37 bleed kits in the city - and they are already having an effect
823
Cash App founder Bob Lee had cocaine and ketamine in system when he died
Cash App chief Bob Lee, 43, was stabbed in the chest twice and tragicall died in a senseless mugging in San Francisco
1033
Woman stabbed to death in broad daylight attack in London
A woman believed to be in her 30s has died after being stabbed to death in the street on Bank Holiday Monday as local eyewitnesses described seeing attempts to resuscitate her
829
Cops probing if man killed and 7 hurt in stabbing near nightclub knew attacker
Eight people were stabbed in an incident near Eclipse Nightclub in Bodmin, Cornwall, last night leaving one man in his 30s dead as police continue to investigate the crimes
1234
Mother kills her son then cooks and eats part of his head
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Egyptian mother Hanaa, 29, who is being assessed for mental health issues, reportedly decapitated and ingested her five-year-old boy because she "wanted him to stay with her forever"
984
Two teens stabbed and man knifed to death during grisly 31 hours in London
Within 31 hours in the capital, a 14-year-old was stabbed, a man was knifed to death and an 18-year-old was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries after being stabbed
1184
Rapper MoneySign Suede found dead in prison shower as cause of death confirmed
Jaime Brugada Valdez, 22, of Huntington Park, was found in the shower area of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday
1160
Ex-soldier murdered wife before boarding train and telling staff 'I'm a bad man'
Phillip Dafter was found guilty of murdering his wife Diana - a 36-year-old student nurse and 'loving mother' after previously only admitting to manslaughter
738
Woman and lover arrested in raid for killers who mutilated boys for black magic
WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: School friends Nqobile Zulu, 5, and his pal Tshiamo Rabanye, 6, bled out after they had their noses, lips and genitals cut off before having their throats slit in a horrific black magic ritual in Soweto, South Africa
1194
Tech superstar 'visited drug dealer with killer's sister' before death
Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed in the early hours of April 4 in a deserted area of San Francisco, though new information has emerged that he visited the home of a drug dealer known to police the night leading up to his murder
964
Killer jailed for 35 years for murdering 18-year-old wife 'may be innocent'
Leo Schofield, who has served 35 years in jail for the murder of his wife could be found to be innocent, after evidence points towards a different killer who has confessed to the crime
989
Moment cops arrest vigilante dad for stabbing thief as he protests 'oh, come on'
Murderer David King, 56, is seen being arrested outside his home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, following the death of suspected car thief Neil Charles in a 'vigilante' attack
849
Vigilante dad and son armed with 2ft sword murdered thief trying car doors
David and Edward King were last year found guilty of the murder of Neil Charles, whom they chased and stabbed after seeing him trying to open car doors near their home on the Moreton Hall estate