The grief-stricken family of a 16 year old victim of a fatal knife stabbing in Wolverhampton has joined forces with West Midlands Police to launch an anti-knife initiative. The #lifeorknife video campaign is warning young people about the unseen impact carrying a knife can have on everyone involved – not just the victim, but the perpetrators, and all the families as well.
Aimed at 13 to 18 year olds, the campaign consists of a series of video interviews featuring Nikita Kanda, sister of the victim Ronan Kanda. Nikita is keen to raise awareness of the wider devastation of knife crime, and is encouraging people to speak out if they suspect any of their friends of carrying a knife. The videos will run on social media platforms TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
