Brother was a part of my soul... we have to stop knife horror

Murdered teen's family demands action

- SERENA RICHARDS

THE anguished family of a 14-year-old air cadet stabbed to death by another child have joined calls for action on knives.

Jordan Shani's brother Nathaniel was one victim in a string of teen-on-teen knife horrors.

And heartbroken Jordan, 20, believes cuts to services for youngsters are part of the issue.

He said: "We need to bring back community and youth centres. A lot have gone. We have a problem with violence in this country." Unarmed Nathaniel was stabbed in the neck during a fight in Harpurhey, Manchester, last September.

Two boys, who were 14 and 13 at the time and cannot be named for legal reasons, were this month jailed for life for a minimum of 13 and 10 years respectively for his murder.

Nathaniel's death was one of a clutch of killings amid a spiralling youth knife crime epidemic.