A senior West Midlands Police officer says the murder of 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai in a Wolverhampton park last year was both "shocking and saddening". Two boys, the youngest knife murderers in the UK, have both been handed life sentences with a minimum term of eight-and-a-half years. Chief Superintendent Kim Madill, speaking outside Nottingham Crown Court adds, "the impact of knife crime is devastating no matter where you live in the country". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I am here today as Westmoreland's police lead on serious youth violence, following the sentencing of two boys for the horrifying murder of Sean Cesar Hay in Wolverhampton last November.
00:16His family are understandably heartbroken and mourning their beloved son and our thoughts and sympathies will remain with them.
00:27Today's sentence can never make up for Sean's life being taken, but we hope it can bring some comfort to all those who loved him.
00:37Sean was only 19 when his life was taken at the hands of two boys, then aged just 12, who had armed themselves with a machete.
00:48That reality has had a huge impact on us all. It is both shocking and saddening.
00:55The impact of knife crime is devastating, no matter where you live in the country. This is an issue that affects us all.
01:04Much work has been done and we have had successes in some areas, however this is clearly not enough.
01:13We are listening to families affected by knife crime and acting on their feedback to see what more we can do with partners to stop the devastation caused by knife crime.
01:25Our responsibility is to work together with partners to understand why children and young people think it is okay to carry weapons and take further action to stop this extremely dangerous behaviour.
01:40Our work will not stop and any death or injury as a result of knife crime will never be acceptable.