Anthony Bartram

Sep 24, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Anthony Bartram |Bongi Msimanga |Maisie Olah

Alison Cope, Pooja Kanda and Charlotte Marshall (left to right) will quiz leaders of West Midlands Police together [BBC]Three mums whose sons were stabbed to death say the ban on zombie knives must go much further if the country is to win the fight against knife crime. Alison Cope, Charlotte Marshall and Pooja Kanda say compulsory education in schools and earlier intervention for minor crimes is vital to help drive down senseless stabbings.

Mar 8, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Anthony Bartram |Anthony BartramBbc Investigations

The sons of a school caretaker killed in attacks in Nottingham have said they are upset they were not told of and invited to a huge public vigil held two days after his death. Ian Coates, 65, was killed along with 19-year-olds Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar on 13 June. Mr Coates's sons said they learned about the vigil on social media, rather than via the police or council. They said their dad was "the forgotten man" in the aftermath of the killings.