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First UK hospital knife amnesty has ‘terrifying results’
National World - LocalTV
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12/03/2025
Zombie Knives, machetes and knuckle dusters have been handed in to St George’s Hospital in Tooting in UK first measure
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St George's Hospital in Tooting was indeed the first hospital in the UK to introduce
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a so-called knife amnesty, with a bin located near the emergency department at the South
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London Hospital, where people may anonymously dispose of knives and other weapons. And just
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six months after the scheme, experts have described the findings as terrifying, with
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items such as zombie knives, machetes and knuckle dusters found. London is of course
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known for its violent epidemic, particularly astonishing levels of knife crime. Last year
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more than 500 people with injuries from knives and other sharp objects were treated by doctors
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in St George's Emergency Department, almost double the figure that was seen in 2022. Medics
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at the hospital have described how many victims say they quote-unquote don't want to die when
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they are admitted for injuries caused by stab wounds. Cleo Kennington, a consultant in emergency
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general surgery and major trauma at St George's says, I've had to physically remove knives
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from patients on the operating table to stop them bleeding to death. It can take many teams
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of surgeons working on them, especially when the knife pierces multiple organs. Patients
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are young, vulnerable and scared. They have their whole lives ahead of them.
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