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Home Secretary to launch Serious Violence Strategy

“I am clear that we must do whatever it takes to tackle this so that no parent has to bury their child” – Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd will today set out a multi-million pound commitment to steering young people away from crime and tackling violent drug-dealing gangs through the government’s first Serious Violence Strategy. The announcement comes following an upsurge in violent crime in London. Continue reading Home Secretary to launch Serious Violence Strategy

Royston Wardieurn double stabbing: Teenager arrested

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Police have arrested a sixteen year old boy in connection with the attempted murder of two men in Wardieburn on 8 April. The boy is currently in police custody and is expected to appear in court next week.

Earlier this month, brothers James and Peter Stewart, told police they had travelled down from Aberdeen to buy a car in Wardieburn. The pair were subsequently attacked and stabbed and both men required hospital treatment.