THREAD: On 23 January 2017, Quamari Barnes, a 15-year-old schoolboy from north-west London, left school in Willesden. It was supposed to be like any other day.

But within three minutes of leaving school, he was chased and stabbed three times by a masked boy. Quamari later died in hospital.

The perpetrator - 15 at the time - was found guilty and sentenced for 14 years. "I don& #39;t know why I did it. I was scared and confused" he said.

"Him getting 14 years, he can come out and have a life. I& #39;ll still be living my life sentence" - Paul Barnes, Quamari& #39;s father.

Quamari is yet another victim.

Knife crime is still on the rise in the UK, with the number of offences involving a knife or sharp instrument increasing to just over 44,000 in the last 12 months (7% ↑).

A number of factors have been cited for the increase: gang violence, austerity, the lack of opportunities and the exploitation of young people to draw them into violence. @RealActionUK has been looking into how groups exploit young people through belonging.

But the story of knife crime is much deeper than that. This is the story of the many young people who have found themselves to be victims, and of the families, community leaders and campaigners who are trying to fix the problem https://torto.se/2QEbrPX ">https://torto.se/2QEbrPX&q...