Gang wars blamed for rise in homicides

Cases of murder and manslaughter jumped by 33% last year, statistics show.

Gang wars blamed for rise in homicides

There were 60 such crimes in 2012, compared to 45 in 2011, according to figures from the CSO.

There has not been a higher number of such homicides since 2007, when there were 84 cases.

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