A killer who ordered 500 blades from an online shop, falsely telling them he was building an anti-knife crime sculpture, was jailed for murder yesterday.. Leo Reid, 21, told the lie to the owners ...

Sellers of controversial “zombie killer” blades will face jail from this week as a ban on the "horrific" weapons ... 'Zombie killer' knife and drugs seized as 17 arrested in gang swoops across ...

The 'Zombie-killer' knife that can be bought by a child online: Ministers call for ban on the huge blades and machetes after gangs exploit legal loophole to get their hands on weapon.

A 16-year-old who was on bail for carrying a Zombie knife when he murdered a 14-year-old with a machete has been jailed for life. Jermaine Cools was fatally stabbed in Croydon, south London, on ...

Zombie-style knives and machetes are defined as weapons with blades that are more than eight inches (20cm) long, usually with a serrated cutting edge. ADVERTISEMENT Zombie knives, inspired by weapons ...

A zombie knife was among the haul deposited in an amnesty bin as part of a campaign to tackle knife crime. Stowmarket officers recovered the bin on Monday, collecting blades ranging from kitchen ...

Man arrested just 22 minutes after new zombie knife law came into effect. Kofie John-Welch, 29, ... In 2019, there were 7,159 offences recorded as involving the large blades, ...

In 2019, there were 7,159 offences recorded as involving the large blades, rising to 14,195 in 2023. A month-long amnesty, in which owners of zombie-style knives and machetes were urged to hand ...

In 2021, he was twice caught with blades - a 9in hunting knife and 20in zombie knife - but was bailed each time, leaving him free to kill Jermaine outside a chicken shop in Croydon town centre.