Knife crime: 'I’ll do anything I can to save other families from our fate' 

Kind-hearted Azzam Raguragui was fatally stabbed by a 17-year-old in a vicious unprovoked attack over a stolen bike. As Dublin mourns its latest victim of knife crime, Azzam's father Abdul spoke to Liz Dunphy about his determination to prevent other families suffering in this way
Knife crime: 'I’ll do anything I can to save other families from our fate' 

Abdul Raguragui: 'Knife crime needs to be addressed. Everyone should do their part – celebrities, social media, everyone – or we face a very dark future in Ireland.' Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Kind-hearted Azzam Raguragui was fatally stabbed by a 17-year-old in a vicious unprovoked attack over a stolen bike. As Dublin mourns its latest victim of knife crime, Azzam's father Abdul spoke to Liz Dunphy about his determination to prevent other families suffering in this way.

WHEN THE news broke recently about a young man stabbed to death in Dublin, Abdul Raguragui broke down in tears, reliving the horror of his own son’s violent death.

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