Knives off our streets
Man stabbed in back in vicious ambush
TWO men were ambushed by attackers with knives who had been lying in wait for them as they walked through Southampton.
One of the victims, a 21-year-old, suffered a punctured lung after he was knifed in the back.
He is continuing to recover in Southampton General Hospital where his condition was described as stable.
The second victim, aged 22, was stabbed in the left shoulder but his injuries are not serious.
It is the first stabbing in the city since the launch of the joint anti-knife campaign by Southampton police and the Daily Echo exactly a week ago.
The aim of the initiative is to deter young people from carrying a blade and to make them think about the consequences.
It was launched as it was revealed how one in five teenagers had admitted during police research that they had carried a knife or a gun. Statistics also showed the particular problem age in Southampton for people carrying a weapon was men aged 15-22.
This latest attack took place on Saturday night at the junction of Roundhill Close and Hazelwood Road in Townhill Park.
Paramedics and police had been called to the scene by a witness who rang 999 to report a fight and on arrival they thought the injuries suffered by the 21-year-old were life-threatening.
The second victim had managed to run off and is thought to have given chase to his attackers before he was found in the Meggeson Avenue area.
Throughout the remainder of the weekend increased police patrols were operating around the estate to try and reassure residents.
Detectives have launched an investigation and are appealing for anyone with information who saw two men acting suspiciously to call on 0845 045 4545. A spokeswoman for Hampshire police said: "People caught carrying a knife will be arrested and face four years in prison. You also increase the chance of it being used on you, even if you intend for it not to be used at all."
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CommentPosted by: gorf, soton on 12:29pm Tue 18 Mar 08
any names?
Posted by: Verbal Kint, Southampton on 12:30pm Tue 18 Mar 08
"People caught carrying a knife will be arrested and face four years in prison. "
yeah right, until the bleeding heart social services stick there oar in in the courts and see the lowlifes get an asbo or community service. Should be one sentence, 7 yrs, regardless of circumstances. carrying a knife is intent to use it. End of.
"People caught carrying a knife will be arrested and face four years in prison. "
yeah right, until the bleeding heart social services stick there oar in in the courts and see the lowlifes get an asbo or community service. Should be one sentence, 7 yrs, regardless of circumstances. carrying a knife is intent to use it. End of.
Posted by: anon on 12:35pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Class, who do these people think they are "rambo" get a grip and get a life, scum.....
Class, who do these people think they are "rambo" get a grip and get a life, scum.....
Posted by: Wewullywinky on 12:56pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Why has it taken the media so long to report this incident. I've seen nothing on the tv and only today for the local paper.
I bet because of the delay the thugs are long gone. This is the second/third incident in Townhill Park in the last 12 months.
I'm so glad i moved away from the area some 3 years ago.
Why has it taken the media so long to report this incident. I've seen nothing on the tv and only today for the local paper.
I bet because of the delay the thugs are long gone. This is the second/third incident in Townhill Park in the last 12 months.
I'm so glad i moved away from the area some 3 years ago.
Posted by: Anon, TOWNHILL PARK on 4:53pm Tue 18 Mar 08
I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked. [bold]bold[/bold]
I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked.
Posted by: You Clown on 5:29pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Anon[/bold] wrote:
I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked. [bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] Why Do You Feel The Need To Put A Capital Letter At The Start Of Every Word? What An Idiot You Are. What Are Youghts? What Are Knifes? Please Get An Education Immediately
Anon wrote:
I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked.
Why Do You Feel The Need To Put A Capital Letter At The Start Of Every Word? What An Idiot You Are. What Are Youghts? What Are Knifes? Please Get An Education Immediately
Posted by: k, soton on 5:46pm Tue 18 Mar 08
i know the two people who were atabbed they are friends who i have grown up with. my family live on the street where the stabbing was taken place and saw the state the family were in. i really hope they get better.
i know the two people who were atabbed they are friends who i have grown up with. my family live on the street where the stabbing was taken place and saw the state the family were in. i really hope they get better.
Posted by: annon on 6:53pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Word is that these two lads are two of the worst criminals in townhill and have not long come out of prison.This sounds like revenge for somthing that they have done.
Ifeel sorry for their parents for what they've been put through
Word is that these two lads are two of the worst criminals in townhill and have not long come out of prison.This sounds like revenge for somthing that they have done.
Ifeel sorry for their parents for what they've been put through
Posted by: k, soton on 7:12pm Tue 18 Mar 08
they are not angels but that doesn't mean it gives people the right to get revenge.. they could have died!
they are not angels but that doesn't mean it gives people the right to get revenge.. they could have died!
Posted by: Christoff on 7:17pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]You Clown[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Anon[/bold] wrote: I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked. [bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] Why Do You Feel The Need To Put A Capital Letter At The Start Of Every Word? What An Idiot You Are. What Are Youghts? What Are Knifes? Please Get An Education Immediately[/quote] it is strange to use capital letters in this way but easy on the insults, at least he/she is clever enough to see the problem for what it is...a nasty result of peer pressure and misguided ideas of what is 'cool' and 'hard'.
You Clown wrote:
Anon wrote: I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked.
Why Do You Feel The Need To Put A Capital Letter At The Start Of Every Word? What An Idiot You Are. What Are Youghts? What Are Knifes? Please Get An Education Immediately
it is strange to use capital letters in this way but easy on the insults, at least he/she is clever enough to see the problem for what it is...a nasty result of peer pressure and misguided ideas of what is 'cool' and 'hard'.
Posted by: Christoff on 7:21pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]You Clown[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Anon[/bold] wrote: I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked. [bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] Why Do You Feel The Need To Put A Capital Letter At The Start Of Every Word? What An Idiot You Are. What Are Youghts? What Are Knifes? Please Get An Education Immediately[/quote] it is strange to use capital letters in this way but easy on the insults, at least he/she is clever enough to see the problem for what it is...a nasty result of peer pressure and misguided ideas of what is 'cool' and 'hard'.
You Clown wrote:
Anon wrote: I Think It Is Appauling That Yougths Are Carrying Knifes Thinking Its Normal To Stab Innocent People And Find It Big When There Friends Have Commited Such Offence. Teenagers Are Scared To Walk The Streets For Fear Of Being Attacked.
Why Do You Feel The Need To Put A Capital Letter At The Start Of Every Word? What An Idiot You Are. What Are Youghts? What Are Knifes? Please Get An Education Immediately
it is strange to use capital letters in this way but easy on the insults, at least he/she is clever enough to see the problem for what it is...a nasty result of peer pressure and misguided ideas of what is 'cool' and 'hard'.
Posted by: mark, bitt pk on 7:30pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Why do people from estates insist that their ilk are 'no angels' as if it's ok to behave badly until something like this happens?
Why do people from estates insist that their ilk are 'no angels' as if it's ok to behave badly until something like this happens?
Posted by: old soldier, soton on 4:28am Wed 19 Mar 08
It might help to drop the 'estate' tags.ie., we hear of the Thornhill boys having a go at the Harefield boys..the Swaythling boys v the Townhill boys, etc., Seems each area is a council estate which then provides a platform for wrong doing and violence.
It might help to drop the 'estate' tags.ie., we hear of the Thornhill boys having a go at the Harefield boys..the Swaythling boys v the Townhill boys, etc., Seems each area is a council estate which then provides a platform for wrong doing and violence.
Posted by: paul b on 7:14am Wed 19 Mar 08
Let them get on with it as long as it doesnt involve the general public
Think of all the beneffits that they wont be claiming if they are dead by the age of 25
Let them get on with it as long as it doesnt involve the general public
Think of all the beneffits that they wont be claiming if they are dead by the age of 25
Posted by: anon, southampton on 4:15pm Wed 19 Mar 08
The 2 lads concerned are vicious evil scum and deserve everything they get and dont feel sorry for their family coz they are just as bad. They have brought nothing but misery to the estate for years . They are a drain on society our taxes that we work hard to pay are keeping them in prison and now paying for their hospital treatment while they earn their money by selling drugs to the local kids in the area. I say what goes around comes around.
The 2 lads concerned are vicious evil scum and deserve everything they get and dont feel sorry for their family coz they are just as bad. They have brought nothing but misery to the estate for years . They are a drain on society our taxes that we work hard to pay are keeping them in prison and now paying for their hospital treatment while they earn their money by selling drugs to the local kids in the area. I say what goes around comes around.
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