By Chantelle Johnson

Three men were stabbed in North London last night. Two of the men were discharged from hospital following treatment. The third man is in stable condition and remains in hospital.

Knife attacks in the UK have risen by 8% and the figure of these crime continue to grow daily.

Some members of the public have attempted to tackle the issue themselves, out of frustration of the growing statistic.

Faron Paul, a victim of knife crime attack and former athlete has set up a scheme where he collects unwanted weapons.

He uses incentives to encourage young people to contact him, such as PlayStation cards for popular games like Fortnite.

He said that: “Why not give them an incentive, they’re children, they’re still learning they need guidance”.

Two mothers from the charity Repercussions are organising an event called ‘Break the cycle’ at Barking park in London.

They are organising a music concert where British artists will perform in hope to inspire the younger generation and bring awareness to the issue of knife crime.

Zoreena Hines, one of the directors of the event feels passionately about the cause and is motivated to make a change.

She said: “it will be good to save the next generation, and give them something to look forward to”.

However, a local police officer has argued against the public tackling knife crime themselves and suggests that the focus needs to be shifted to the criminals.

He said that: “(Criminals) should not be carrying knives and stabbing people anyway”.