'Please don't carry knives... it could end in tragedy'

Police chiefs are pleading with young Buddies not to carry weapons as knife crime soars across Renfrewshire.

- EDEL KENEALY

Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Tim Mairs appealed directly to young people just days after the death of Lanarkshire teenager Kayden Moy.

The Express reported last week how new data showed 379 bladed weapons offences were recorded in Renfrewshire in the past 11 months - a hike of 31 per cent.

It was a figure police chiefs described as “really concerning” as they pointed to an increase in young people carrying knives in local communities.

Speaking to BBC Scotland, ACC Mairs said: “The key message to children and young people is they shouldn't be carrying knives - it is absolutely the wrong thing to do.