Figures paint bleak picture as loved ones of latest victims in east London and Manchester mourn

Two families were left reeling by the loss of their teenage children over the weekend in stabbing attacks as new figures showed a 93% increase in the number of young people targeted by knives.

Police said Jodie Chesney, 17, a dedicated Scout, suffered a single stab wound to the back inflicted by a suspected teenage attacker who struck without saying a word as she sat in a park socialising with friends.

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