Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has called for “higher sentencing” for knife crime offenders in the UK after his cousin was stabbed to death over the weekend.
But is knife crime really getting worse, and would longer sentences work?
UK Knife Crime Dipped During Pandemic but Blades Still Causing Mayhem
Tyson Fury is latest to demand longer sentences
A police officer guards the scene where Rico Burton, cousin of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, was stabbed, in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, UK, on Aug. 22, 2022. PA
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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.
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