Scourge of knife crime ‘must be tackled’

The scourge of knife crime among young men “urgently needs to be tackled”, according to research into assault cases at one of the country’s busiest emergency departments.

The call comes as teenager Henry Newham recovers in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in Westport, Co Mayo, on Saturday night.

The 17-year-old is in a stable condition, but surgeons had to remove his spleen. Three men in their late teens arrested in relation to the stabbing have been released without charge.