Zombie knife

2024 - 9 - 25

Når zombier bliver farlige: Den foruroligende historie om knivene!

Daejaun Campbell - Knivkriminalitet - Lovændringer - Vold og ungdom - Zombie knive

Zombie-knive er ikke bare til skræmmende film - nu bliver de forbudt i England og Wales efter en tragisk hændelse!

I en tragisk hændelse er den 15-årige Daejaun Campbell blevet navngivet som ofret for en voldsom knivstikning med en såkaldt "zombie-style knife" i Woolwich, sydøstlondon. Det har sendt rystelser gennem samfundet og rejst spørgsmål om, hvordan sådanne farlige våben overhovedet kan komme i hænderne på unge. Daejauns død, som skete under en konfrontation i weekenden, har medført en intens fokus på behovet for at forbyde disse knive, som tidligere i år blev karakteriseret som ekstremt farlige og unødvendige.

Regeringen har reageret hurtigt på denne stigende bekymring, og fra den 24. september er det nu ulovligt at eje zombie-knive i England og Wales. Ende af denne lov trådte hurtigt i kraft, og mindre end 30 minutter efter, at forbuddet blev annonceret, lavede politiet i Oxford deres første arrestation relateret til det nye lovværk. Denne reaktion signalerer en ny æra af håndhævelse, hvor myndighederne er fast besluttet på at få disse knive fjernet fra gaderne og beskytte unge fra den stigende vold.

Som en del af denne indsats rapporteres det, at knive, der måler mere end otte inches, allerede er blevet indleveret til politiet i Avon og Somerset. Gesten fra samfundet er en vigtig del af den større kamp mod knivvold, som har set en alarmerende stigning i antallet af knivdrab blandt teenagere i England og Wales, der nu er dobbelt så høje som for 10 år siden. Det har skabt en følelse af, at vold ikke kun er et byproblem, men en trussel mod sikkerheden i hele landet, især blandt unge.

Daejuans sag har affødt en bølge af debatter om samfundets ansvar for at beskytte ungdommen. Der er mange, der mener, at en kombination af uddannelse, støtte og strenge love er vejen frem for at forhindre denne tragiske type forbrydelse. Som vi står sammen i kampen mod knivvold, er det vigtigt, at vi husker på, at ungdommen er fremtiden, og deres sikkerhed bør altid være vores primære fokus.

Vidste du, at zombie-knive blev populære i horrorfilm og videospil, men med dette forbud har de snart kun en plads på skriftens sider, ikke i virkeligheden? Samtidig er det bemærkelsesværdigt, at knivvold blandt unge stadig er et stigende problem — det understreger behovet for løbende dialog og handling fra både myndigheder og lokalsamfund.

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Daejaun Campbell named as Woolwich 'zombie' knife victim (BBC News)

A 15-year-old boy who died after being stabbed with a "zombie-style knife" in south-east London has been named. Daejaun Campbell was found with a stab ...

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Ban on Zombie knives to come into force (The Voice Online)

ZOMBIE-STYLE knives will be banned in England and Wales. Changes to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 mean from today (September 24) it will now be illegal to ...

Arrest made following introduction of Zombie Knife ban – Oxford (Thames Valley Police)

Within 22 minutes of new legislation coming into force banning Zombie knives, officers in Oxford made an arrest.

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Schoolboy stabbed to death in zombie knife attack named (The Independent)

A schoolboy who was stabbed to death in Woolwich has been named as two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Daejuan Campbell, 15, died on Sunday ...

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Zombie-style knives and machetes ban comes into effect (Hampshire Constabulary)

It is now illegal to possess any zombie-style knife or machete in the UK.

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Zombie knives surrendered to Avon and Somerset Police (BBC News)

The weapons, measuring more than eight inches, have just been banned under a new law.

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UK authorities want these 'zombie knives' off the streets and they're ... (ABC News)

Teenagers in England and Wales are twice as likely to be killed by a knife now than they were 10 years ago and as violent knife crime continues to rise the ...

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Pictured: Boy, 15, 'stabbed to death with zombie knife' and left to die ... (Daily Mail)

The teenager - named by friends as Daejaun - was set upon by the men in Woolwich, South East London, at 6.30pm on Sunday, before a neighbour tried to save ...

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Schoolboy killed in suspected zombie knife attack named as two ... (Yahoo News UK)

The suspects, aged 52 and 18, are being questioned by Metropolitan Police officers over the murder of 15-year-old Daejuan Campbell. Police were called at about ...

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North East children say they feel 'safer' as zombie knife and machete ... (ITV News)

Katie Cole spoke to the mother of murdered Sunderland teenager Connor Brown about the potential impacts of the zombie knife ban ...

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Man arrested just 22 minutes after new zombie knife law came into ... (The Independent)

Kofie John-Welch, 29, was arrested at his home in Oxford on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

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First zombie knife arrest made within 22 minutes of new law being ... (LBC)

A man arrested in Oxford is believed to be the first to be charged under the new ban on zombie knives.

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Zombie knife ban: Bristol sees 23 deaths in just over a year (BBC News)

An anti-knife crime campaigner welcomes new "zombie" knife rules, but says more needs to be done.

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Zombie knife ban 'step in right direction', three teenagers say (BBC News)

Kartel Forde and Roman Shance, both 18, and 13-year-old Shaelon, all from Berkshire, said banning these weapons would help "reduce knife crime". New legislation ...

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Zombie-style knives banned (GOV.UK)

From this week, zombie-style knives and machetes are now illegal to possess or sell as part of new measures introduced to halve knife crime in a decade.

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