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| Father backs knife hand-in scheme | Father backs knife hand-in scheme |
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| The father of a teenager stabbed in the chest by a gang of youths is backing a two-week "hand-in" offered by a police force as a way to tackle knife crime. | The father of a teenager stabbed in the chest by a gang of youths is backing a two-week "hand-in" offered by a police force as a way to tackle knife crime. |
| People can leave knives and weapons at 21 South Wales Police stations until Sunday, 30 November. | People can leave knives and weapons at 21 South Wales Police stations until Sunday, 30 November. |
| Kevin Davenport said his 16-year-old son was lucky to be alive after he was attacked in July in Cardiff. | Kevin Davenport said his 16-year-old son was lucky to be alive after he was attacked in July in Cardiff. |
| He said: "Nobody can be allowed to think such mindless and destructive actions are acceptable or excusable." | He said: "Nobody can be allowed to think such mindless and destructive actions are acceptable or excusable." |
| South Wales Police are one of one of nine across the UK holding knife "hand-ins" as part of the Home Office's Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP). | South Wales Police are one of one of nine across the UK holding knife "hand-ins" as part of the Home Office's Tackling Knives Action Programme (TKAP). |
| Unlike an amnesty, knives and weapons handed in can be forensically tested should police feel that would be useful. By handing in a knife, not only is someone saving someone else's life, but they are also stopping themselves from destroying their own and that of their family around them Kevin Davenport, father | Unlike an amnesty, knives and weapons handed in can be forensically tested should police feel that would be useful. By handing in a knife, not only is someone saving someone else's life, but they are also stopping themselves from destroying their own and that of their family around them Kevin Davenport, father |
| South Wales Police said the area did not have a "knife culture" but figures showed a slight increase in knife crime offences over the past year. | South Wales Police said the area did not have a "knife culture" but figures showed a slight increase in knife crime offences over the past year. |
| There were more offences resulting in injury, although knife crime accounted for only 4% of the most serious violent crime. | There were more offences resulting in injury, although knife crime accounted for only 4% of the most serious violent crime. |
| Supt Paul James said: "We know that our streets are not overflowing with knives, but we believe that one solitary knife in the wrong hands is one knife too many. | Supt Paul James said: "We know that our streets are not overflowing with knives, but we believe that one solitary knife in the wrong hands is one knife too many. |
| "We would urge anyone who owns a knife to take this opportunity to make a stand against knife crime. | "We would urge anyone who owns a knife to take this opportunity to make a stand against knife crime. |
| "The bottom line is that if your knife or weapon does not have a legal function and a legitimate purpose, there is no place for it. | "The bottom line is that if your knife or weapon does not have a legal function and a legitimate purpose, there is no place for it. |
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| 'Hand in knives' urge police | |
| "Knives which are in safe hands now could eventually find their way into the wrong hands. You can stop that from happening by getting them out of circulation altogether." | "Knives which are in safe hands now could eventually find their way into the wrong hands. You can stop that from happening by getting them out of circulation altogether." |
| All knives put in the red bins set up in the police stations will be destroyed. | All knives put in the red bins set up in the police stations will be destroyed. |
| Mr Davenport is backing the initiative after his son was stabbed an inch to the left of his heart by a 15-year-old boy as he rode his bike through Cardiff city centre. | Mr Davenport is backing the initiative after his son was stabbed an inch to the left of his heart by a 15-year-old boy as he rode his bike through Cardiff city centre. |
| He said: "My son very nearly lost his life. He was attacked by a group of boys and was stabbed in the chest by one of them. | He said: "My son very nearly lost his life. He was attacked by a group of boys and was stabbed in the chest by one of them. |
| "We must make a stand against this type of behaviour. They must be made to realise the real consequences of their actions. | "We must make a stand against this type of behaviour. They must be made to realise the real consequences of their actions. |
| "By handing in a knife, not only is someone saving someone else's life, but they are also stopping themselves from destroying their own and that of their family around them." | "By handing in a knife, not only is someone saving someone else's life, but they are also stopping themselves from destroying their own and that of their family around them." |
| South Wales Police are planning a number of enforcement and education initiatives to increase awareness about the threat of a knife crime culture. | South Wales Police are planning a number of enforcement and education initiatives to increase awareness about the threat of a knife crime culture. |