Knife 'surrender' scheme launched across Birmingham
A knife surrender was launching today after residents called for stronger action to cut knife crime.
The efforts were launched with the message 'get a life, bin that knife'.
So-called surrender bins are being placed around Lozells, Hockley and Erdington, Birmingham.
It comes after Christina Edkins was stabbed on board the number 9 on her way to school on March 7 last year.
The initiative is being backed by young people who attended the Police and Crime Commissioner Bob Jones's Youth Summit in Birmingham in December last year and pledged their support for the surrender.