Knife homicides
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1456
Version Date: 30/01/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Search of Niche for: Homicide – Knife/Sharp Instrument
The number of under-18s who committed homicides using a knife or sharp instrument in the following years?
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2018 – None
2019 – None
2020 – One 16 year old charged
2021 – None
2022 – Two 17 year olds charged
2023 – None
The outcomes for both cases are in the public domain – see Links below
2020
Bournemouth stabbing: Teenager found not guilty of murder - BBC News
2022
Edward Reeve: Two teens jailed for stabbing vulnerable man to death - BBC News