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Parents of tragic Kory McCrimmon forced to re-schedule anti-knife crime walk due to level of support
THE lad, 16, of Barrowfield, Glasgow, died after a 13-year-old thug stabbed him in the heart last May
JOIN US Parents of tragic Kory McCrimmon forced to re-schedule anti-knife crime walk due to level of support
THE FAMILY of blade-victim Kory McCrimmon have revealed they've had to reschedule a peaceful walk campaigning against knife-crime - because so many people want to join them.
Their Parents Against Knives procession will now take place on June 22, setting off at Rangers' Ibrox, in Glasgow, at 1pm, and heading east to finish at Celtic's Parkhead.
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Kory was a keen footballer, enjoyed fishing and dirt biking with his pals before his life was cruelly cut short
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Kory's determined dad Neil, 57, hopes their Parents Against Knives campaign will encourage youngsters to ditch their blades - with the help of their parents
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The teen in happier times
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Encouraging families to come along, the family said 'Kory McCrimmon's young life was a brushstroke stroke in time, but we his family wish for his death to make a difference: Kory's life will not be in vain.
'Our aim here is to continue highlighting the increase in deaths and danger by knife and violent crime. Our sons and daughters are more than statistics, they deserve better.'
Kory's dad Neil, 57, and mum Elizabeth, 44, said they hoped their mission to tackle soaring knife-crime amongst the younger generation, would ultimately save lives.
The couple, of Glasgow's Barrowfield, added: 'If we can prevent at least one more family going through this life shattering agony, we have gone a long way in our mission, but let's go further.
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'We walk in Kory's name, but we stand for all those lives lost or maimed to knife violence: too much, too many. No more.
'Come join our walk and lend your hearts and voices to making our streets, our young people and our lives safer.
'Let's lose our fear and face our future: come together, THE TIME IS NOW. Too much, too many: No more.'
Kory was stabbed in the heart after a confrontation in a park in Springboig, Glasgow, last May.
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He died two days later in hospital. He and his killer, who was just 13, had swapped threats on social media in a row over £50.
The killer, now 14, was charged with murder but a guilty plea to the lesser offence of culpable homicide was accepted. He was given five years detention last month.
Emotional moment balloons are released in memory of Kory McCrimmon
Police Scotland, and Glasgow City Council are supporting the event, which is also backed by independent charity, Victim Support Scotland.
Chief Executive Kate Wallace added:'Too many lives are being devastated by knife crime in Scotland. 'Behind every statistic, hundreds of lives are irreversibly impacted with tragic consequences for everyone involved; family, friends, siblings, school mates, and the wider communities in which we all live.
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'We support the 'Parents Against Knives' walk, organised entirely by the McCrimmon family in memory of their son Kory, which will undoubtedly help draw attention to this growing crisis.
'Recent legislative changes, recognising everyone under the age of 18 as a child, have had far-reaching consequences for victims of knife crime, and all crimes involving young people.
'We will continue to work to ensure the rights of victims are upheld in this changing approach.'
The charity also appealed for anyone who has been affected by knife crime - or any other type of crime - to get in touch if they need support.
