NHS figures show rise in knife wounds among young people

Number of hospital admissions among people aged 10 to 19 rose 60% in five years

Soaring numbers of children and young people in England are being admitted to hospital with knife wounds, NHS figures reveal.

NHS England said there were 1,012 admissions of young people aged between 10 and 19 to hospital after a stabbing with a knife or other sharp object last year, compared with 656 in 2012-13.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WSE78k