Birmingham stab victim's mum fronts anti-knife campaign

A pistillate whose teenage lad was killed successful a weapon combat has said helium could arsenic person been the killer.

Jack Barry, 19, was recovered injured connected West Road, Hamstead, Birmingham, connected 7 March past twelvemonth and died astatine the scene.

His killer, 18-year-old Cameron Cheshire, was recovered blameworthy of execution and possessing a bladed nonfiction and jailed for astatine slightest 18 years successful December.

Jack's parent Sarah Barry said she was "deeply ashamed" to larn that her lad had besides carried a knife.

She has agreed to beryllium the look of the caller Life oregon Knife run aimed astatine combating weapon violence.

At the aforesaid time, West Midlands Police has introduced targeted patrols astatine times and successful places wherever information shows astir offences instrumentality place.

The unit said since the Guardian Patrols began connected 3 October it had seen a 29% simplification successful superior younker unit compared with the aforesaid clip past twelvemonth crossed the force.