The 27th of September 2023 was supposed to be a normal school day for 15-year-old Elianne Andam. But she would never make it to school, leaving a community in despair when they heard her life had been taken by another child.
In 2022/23, 99 young people aged 16–24 were victims of homicide, compared to 87 in 2012/13. In the same year, 467 children were treated in hospital for knife or sharp object injuries, a 47% increase from 2012/13’s 318 instances - Youth Endowment Fund.
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