Ms Kanda hopes to also see a ban on a wider range of dangerous weapons including ninja swords and a review of online knife sales with a tougher enforcement of ID checks.
Pooja Kanda, 47, from Wolverhampton, says it takes her back to the day her son was killed every time she hears of another teenager losing their life to knife crime in the UK.
Ms Kanda, who also appears in actor Idris Elba’s documentary Our Knife Crime Crisis, says she is committed to working towards a solution towards the problem as “otherwise we will never have any future”.
Ms Kanda, who is part of the Government’s coalition to tackle knife crime, has emphasised the need for early intervention and better school policies.
“It’s very hard to continue to live in a positive way when you continuously see knife violence growing among these children,” Ms Kanda told the PA news agency.
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