Professor John Robertson OBA That front page is a new low for even the Wrecker. What’s wrong with it, factually? First, Murder by stabbing in Scotland has fallen in a steady trend to half of the level 6 years ago – From Knife crime statistics: FOI release, published today, we see that there were 49 homicides by knife in Scotland in 2017/2018 and that there has been a steady and significant fall to 25, in 2022/2023, the most recent data.1 Second, ‘teens’ are dying in ever fewer numbers. The above victim was 15 years old. There are no data for 13-19 … Continue reading Daily Record’s sickening lies to Scottish readers as murder by knife and possession of knives plummet in Scotland, only