Campaigners say carrying a knife is as 'normalised' as using a mobile phone.
Twenty-two people were killed by a knife in Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire last year
Campaigners claimed carrying a weapon had become as "normalised" among young people as using a mobile phone. She told the BBC: "I see it every day. I see kids carrying knives, kids getting excluded from school for being caught carrying knives. It's getting worse. Anthony Olisande, an anti-knife campaigner in Sheffield, said police were "fighting a losing battle".
He called for "a greater emphasis on preventing knife incidents in the first place" through work in schools and community organisations.Ms Lloyd, whose son Kieran was murdered by a drug dealer in Harehills, now gives talks to young people about the impact of knife crime. She said they often responded well to hearing "the pain and emotion" of her loss.
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