The boy was butchered in a park in Small Heath, Birmingham on Wednesday night in the latest horrific bloodshed. Paramedics dashed to Sara Park but were unable to save the teenager. He has become the second fatal teen victim of knife crime in Birmingham in just one week. The attack is said to have occurred near the playground at Sara Park, a small recreational area behind terraced housing. In 2018, knife crime killed more than 250 people , including teenagers, across the UK.

Source: Daily Mirror February 21, 2019 08:02 UTC