A heartbroken mum stated “enough is enough” as Merseyside continues to be stricken by knife crime.
Daniel Gee-Jamieson was just 16 when he died in his mum’s arms telling her: “I just want to go to sleep”. In July 2018, Daniel was fatally stabbed at a park just off Belle Vale Road in Gateacre.
Since his tragic demise, Mandy Jamieson has accomplished all she will to make a change in her son’s reminiscence, together with establishing Danny’s Place, a social enterprise protecting his reminiscence alive – talking to younger folks in regards to the wider results knife crime has on all these concerned.
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She told the ECHO: “Things are getting worse. Knife crime is on the increase, there needs to be some sort of deterrent, something needs to be done. At what point will people say enough is enough because it is.”
A particular occasion impressed by Mandy can be held later this month giving households the chance to come collectively and keep in mind their family members. The Serious Violence Remembrance Evening can be held on Saturday, September 23 from 6:30pm to 8.30pm.
The theme this 12 months is ‘What is strong, not what is wrong’, and there can be a sequence of stay music performances, poetry readings and speeches. The free occasion requires no reserving and lots of victims’ households can be in attendance to present assist for each other.
The metropolis’s foremost civic buildings, St George’s Hall, Cunard Building and Liverpool Town Hall, may also be lit up purple to mark the occasion. It is the third 12 months that this service has taken place and is being organised by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool and Community Safety groups, in partnership with Liverpool Cathedral and Danny’s Place.
Mandy told the ECHO: “Three years in the past I set it up inside weeks, it was onerous work however it means the world to me and it is getting larger and larger. I want households to know they don’t seem to be alone.
“It’s a method to let sufferer households know we’re right here and their baby existed. It’s not a memorial, extra of a celebration and this 12 months we wished to present what’s sturdy about Liverpool somewhat than what’s incorrect.
“This keeps me going, there’s no help for us, without things like this I’d be sectioned or in jail. It’s hard.”
Merseyside’s Police Commissioner Emily Spurrell stated: “My coronary heart goes out to all those that have misplaced a cherished one to critical violence. Nobody ought to have to endure that avoidable heartbreak and devastation and this annual service is a vital alternative for us to come collectively to keep in mind the victims and assist those that have been bereaved.
“It’s additionally a chance to renew our dedication and dedication to tackling violence in our communities. We have seen constructive decreases in the usage of gun and knives in our communities, however we are able to by no means relaxation till these figures are down to zero. We owe it to these harmless individuals who have misplaced their lives in the cruellest method.
“Through our Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership, we want to create a lasting legacy, by addressing the root causes of violence, to help youngsters choose a brighter path in life, to break the cycle and stop our young people being drawn into a life of crime and violence so we can all live in safer and stronger communities.”
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