Sixteen Wiltshire knife shops failed safety tests, highlighting youth knife crime concerns.

Sixteen out of 39 knife shops in Wiltshire failed a recent test, either by selling knives to minors or not asking for age proof. A BBC investigation found that banned 'zombie' knives and machetes are still being sold online. Ofsted called youth knife crime a "national scandal," while local police view the test results as a success, giving verbal warnings to failing shops.

November 24, 2024
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