Shop sells knife to youth ‘as long as he doesn’t kill anyone’

A shop sold a knife to an underage customer - with the condition that they 'didn't kill anyone'. West Midlands Police officers said they witnessed a shop sell a blade to a 17-year-old, with the price having being reduced by more than a half.

In the UK, it is illegal to sell knives and bladed products to people aged under 18. Wolves City Centre Police tweeted: "We’re cracking down on premises selling knives in the city.

"Yesterday we saw a knife sold to a 17-year-old for £5 reduced from £12.99 as long as he didn’t kill anyone!" The Twitter account said it uncovered the sale as part of Operation Sceptre, a week-long campaign that is seeing police forces nationwide tackle knife

The officers did not identify the store in question. The operation has seen West Midlands Police tackling knife crime this week. In Dudley, police arrested two boys, 13 and 15, and recover knife after 'car doors were tried' in Netherton.[2][3][4]

Two-car smash at busy Bearwood junction as firefighters help woman out of car[5]

Tracksuit gang steal mountain bike from Cannock leisure centre[6]

Walsall Council hiring '£193k-a-year' chief executive as bosses told to 'justify pay packet'[7]

Cops increase patrols on crime-hit Midlands estate where residents 'get taxed by gangs'[8]

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References

  1. ^ Dudley police arrests two boys, 13 and 15, and recover knife after 'car doors tried' in Netherton (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  2. ^ West Midlands Police (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  3. ^ Dudley (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  4. ^ 'car doors were tried' in Netherton. (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  5. ^ Two-car smash at busy Bearwood junction as firefighters help woman out of car (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  6. ^ Tracksuit gang steal mountain bike from Cannock leisure centre (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  7. ^ Walsall Council hiring '£193k-a-year' chief executive as bosses told to 'justify pay packet' (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  8. ^ Cops increase patrols on crime-hit Midlands estate where residents 'get taxed by gangs' (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
  9. ^ Black Country newsletter (www.birminghammail.co.uk)

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