‘How many more have to die?’ Martin Daubney pleads for national emergency on knife crime after horrific school stabbing
GB News’s Martin Daubney has called for the declaration of a national emergency after the fatal stabbing of a teenager at a Sheffield school today comes amid growing calls to tackle Britain’s knife crime crisis.
“We are seeing more and more of these incidents happening in British schools and around British schools,” he said.
“Those who are being killed are getting younger and those who are doing the killing are getting younger,” he added.
“I think it’s time to declare a national emergency on knife crime. How many more young people have to die before we take drastic action?”
A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield today.
The incident occurred around 12.17pm on Granville Road, South Yorkshire Police said.
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Another 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield said: “It is with great sadness that I share with you today that a teenager has died following a stabbing at a Sheffield school earlier today.”
The victim’s family has been informed.
The tragedy comes as new figures show knife crime in England and Wales has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Police recorded 55,008 knife offences in the year to September 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics.
This marks a four per cent rise from 52,969 offences in the previous 12 months.
The latest total is almost level with the 55,170 offences recorded in the pre-Covid year ending March 2020.
The detailed statistics reveal concerning trends in specific types of knife crime.
Robberies involving knives increased eight per cent to 23,390 in the year to September 2024, though remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
Knife-enabled threats to kill rose slightly to 5,674 offences.
The Metropolitan Police recorded the highest rate of knife crime, with 185 offences per 100,000 people.
Of the 44 police forces in England and Wales, 23 saw year-on-year increases in knife crime offences.
The incident marks the second lockdown at All Saints Catholic High School in a week.
On January 29, headteacher Sean Pender had informed parents about “threatening behaviour between a small number of students where threats were made of physical violence.”
Local community leader Amaan Ahmed highlighted growing concerns about crime in the area.
“Cars are being stolen and vandalised, there has been an increase in anti-social behaviour – it is quite rampant in the area,” said Ahmed, who manages Castle Asian Community Trust and Mosque.
“We have children who are afraid,” he added.