A London knife crime memorial has been made with red handprints along the Southbank, just a small walk from the Westminster Bridge.
Directly across from the Covid memorial wall, it has been placed in the form of street art for the knife crime in London. Although, there is no official information on who made the wall, it was spotted first in May.
The new memorial has raised many questions about what the police and government plan to do about the rise in knife attacks, especially among the youth.
Knife crime has been on a constant rise over the years, but the numbers are at an all-time high. Many concerned Londoners are calling it the “silent plague” or “hidden pandemic”.
With the recent death of Dea-John Reid, being fatally stabbed by a group of men aged from 14 – 38 years old, many are wondering if the police are not doing as much as they can.
Dea-John had complained about some of the individuals racially abusing him prior to the incident, but it wasn’t properly investigated.
An individual posted on Instagram, under one of @TheShadeBoroughs post, that “now we will have to add anuva handprint to the Knife Crime Memorial, atleese someone made one”.
Currently, there is no official information about who created the wall or the exact date it was made.
