A video appeared on social media which shows a group of teenagers wielding sword-like knives or machetes in Leeds City Centre.
Norman Brennan, a retired London Police Officer and a leading campaigner on police protection, shared the video saying “a knife madeness has descended on Britain”.
He also commented: “Folks what amazes me about this Shocking SWORD FIGHT in Leeds is that whilst it’s going on, people are Nonchalantly going about their business & just walking by sort of like well it’s just another Knife/Sword/Machete fight part of life now, ain’t it”.
Folks ‘Apparently Leeds City Centre’ a Sword similar in size & gravity as seen in film ‘Gladiator’ being used & passed around by group of feral youths one looks about 12yrs; one nearly sliced someones arm off; a KNIFE MADNESS has descended on Britain👇🤷♂️pic.twitter.com/yZ1r3XeWvc
— Norman Brennan (@NormanBrennan) September 29, 2023
Earlier this year, the Daily Mail revealed that over 2,800 children were arrested with knives both in and outside of school in 2022 – and that almost 35,000 youngsters aged between 10 and 15 have been detained in the last decade.
