still early the guys I even took me out
the pubs yep and absolutely anything
that happened tonight it's some what
just after 1:00 in the morning we've
been here now for five days and there
have been seven in all stabbing victims
admitted to the Royal London I'm so at
least one a day and what's really sad is
that the staff say it's been a slow week
these are stories over a three-month
period
from the frontline of the epidemic when
he came in he lost a lot of blood volume
his pulses were very weak stories of
courage kindness and honesty let's face
it it doesn't take much to get stabbed
in our society today
bottom line arterial bleeder their
stories of cowardice and for some
immense strength got a phone call get my
son have been sad it's just acting
this is 16 year old Lucas and
approximately 1630 he's been allegedly
assaulted by a group of people as the
same as singles incision wound to the
left upper quadrant
Lucas Perry has been stabbed in the
chest one of two knife victims admitted
to the war London hospital this evening
his pain killers haven't kicked in see
where the knife's gone what it's here
I'll take it from there really
it's not things that could go wrong it's
absolutely awful consultant Martin
Griffiths will soon operate on Lucas
he's stable but nothing sir
how you doing I'm right here everything
rise look at me man what you know how
early what happened to you the attackers
knife pierced his liver and punctured
his stomach after Lucas refused to hand
over his bike and phone to a group of
team robbers martin is a veteran of the
violence but even he's shocked at what's
happening now we know we're seeing a lot
more that's him percent rising you all
knew and we get the feeling that we're
seeing more complex wound what do you
think's going on there what's going on
out there I hope it's just a blip I
worry that there's a change in attitude
towards life injury to people becoming
better educated how to cause more damage
the attacks are no longer just random
slashes but targeted strikes designed to
permanently maim or kill
it's late at night and Martin's on duty
again just named NHS violent crime
reduction chief for London his role is
to help society better understand why
some carry knives to reframe the debate
to save lives let's strip away
convention [ __ ] will slip away but we we
expect happen in our life mr. Kawai
resource for shelter warmth comfort
parenting structure there's to introduce
chaotic parenting inconsistent food
inconsistent shelter no aspiration well
no aspirational and a group or society
around you in which that behavior isn't
the norm and put around that a big fence
of with people judging you from and
demeo's being worthless and let's give
you no access to get out of that place
Alyssa Lu behavior oh it's gonna be
explosive it might be positive we are
dealing with a generation / angry that
are disheartened they've been neglected
that I let down that no one really cares
about rushing keval is part of Martin
Griffis team an outreach worker based in
the hospital she can offer the direct
support some families need as patients
recover to prevent young people turning
to violence if you've got a parent who's
substance misuse or mental health or
there's domestic violence
you cannot nurture that child as much as
that child really needs nurturing
because you're consumed with whatever
you're holding as the adult there does
it depress you you're seeing this all
the time it breaks my heart
victims admitted to hospital can seek
revenge on their attackers and end up
needing further treatment but her work
and that of colleagues has cut
re-admittance rates to the Royal London
from 45% to just 1% all of you have been
traumatized by this all of you Lucas is
okay
but what about his family if you look
her right you probably not all right
okay it's gonna be a long process you
know ten days later his family tries to
heal as Lucas gets better
yeah mwah but Willie seek revenge on his
attackers if you're walking along the
street and you see them what's gonna
happen obviously I want to go for that
I've wanted to feel awful but I wouldn't
step on any given day in Britain a knife
attack will intrude on a young life the
youngest to die this year 14
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