Two so-called zombie knives and two Rambo-style blades have been discovered on the scene of an assault on a 16-year-old boy, police have stated.
5 weapons have been found by officers following the incident on Tuesday night in Brixton, south London – the opposite one being a kitchen knife.
The boy was repeatedly stabbed and is in hospital in a severe, however secure, situation.
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A file image of a ‘zombie knife’. Pic: Metropolitan Police
Dame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, stated: “Final evening, a 16-year-old boy, having simply left house on his bike, as I perceive it, was knocked off his bike, it seems, by a automobile, after which stabbed repeatedly in many alternative locations.
“We recovered from the scene two Rambo knives, two Zombie knives, a kitchen knife.”
Beneath the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, a zombie knife has both a innovative or a serrated edge or each, and “photos or phrases (whether or not on the blade or deal with) that counsel that it’s for use for the aim of violence”.
Detective Inspector Yasser Awad, who’s main the investigation, stated: “This violent assault has left a teenage boy in hospital with severe accidents.
“We consider there could also be individuals who noticed what occurred to him however haven’t but come ahead.”
Police are eager to talk to anybody within the space who “heard a commotion or noticed something suspicious”, in addition to the driving force of a white van which was on Henry Street between 6.15pm and 6.20pm.
“We consider the driving force might have very important data,” DI Awad stated.
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A file image of a Rambo knife. Pic: Metropolitan Police
The incident comes as Dame Cressida warned of an increase in “sure forms of crimes” as lockdown eases.
Talking to Metropolis Corridor’s police and crime committee, the commissioner stated that there had been “ghastly offences” firstly of this 12 months – together with “horrible homicides”.
She spoke of how greater than 1,000 fees had been introduced in opposition to county strains operators within the 16 months since November 2019, including that 324 strains had been closed.
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has warned there will probably be a rise in ‘sure forms of crimes’ as lockdown eases
Dame Cressida additionally advised how the Met had seized 43 firearms between 7 and 18 February – together with an Uzi submachine gun, a sawn-off pump motion shotgun, and pistols.
“I’m not suggesting that we will see a pattern in the mean time of violence going up,” she stated.
“In fact, I absolutely count on that there will probably be a rise in sure forms of crimes, nonetheless effectively we do our job, once we do start to ease lockdown measures.”
