knife crime
No arrests have been made.
The male victim died at a hotel in Euston Street.
Crackdown threat comes after the government imposed “unforgivable” £8m cut on police forces.
Trial will target 100 offenders across the four boroughs worst hit by knife crime.
Victim pronounced dead at the scene.
Police officers and an air ambulance were at the scene on Wednesday afternoon.
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Simeon Moore was once a member of one of Birmingham’s most notorious gangs, the Johnson Crew. But after spells in prison and learning about his history and black history, Simeon vowed to change his environment through his music, launching a YouTube channel that looks to open communication within the community he lives in and changing perceptions, showing that there is another way than the gang culture glamorised in rap music.
Police urge people to come forward as they seek others connected with the boy’s death