OPINION - The Standard View: Harry Pitman's tragic death shows this knife-carrying epidemic must end

The emotional tribute paid today by the sister of the 16-year old Harry Pitman to her “hero” brother following his fatal stabbing on Primrose Hill as he waited to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks is, regrettably, just the latest illustration of the devastating trauma inflicted on families by London’s knife crime problem, but should add urgency to the need to find solutions nonetheless.