Tougher sentencing for knife crime to be signed off

Tougher sentencing for knife crime to be signed off

Interventions similar to the knife amnesty in Glasgow should be introduced, said Catherine Murphy. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Cabinet is expected to sign off today on tougher sentences for knife crime.

Under planned amendments, the maximum sentence for serious knife offences would increase from five to seven years.

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