12-05-2025
Heartbroken parents of teen stab victim Kory McCrimmon urge Old Firm to back anti-knife campaign
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TEEN stab victim Kory McCrimmon's grieving parents have urged Rangers and Celtic to back their anti-blade crusade.
Neil and Elizabeth McCrimmon reckon the Old Firm can help save lives by persuading gangs to ditch knives.
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Kory McCrimmon's grieving parents have urged Rangers and Celtic to back their anti-blade campaign
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Kory's dad Neil, at a memorial in Barrowfield estate playpark
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Kory was stabbed after a falling out over £50
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The couple issued the plea days after a 14-year-old thug was jailed for five years for killing Gers-mad Kory, 16, in a fallout over £50.
They are to launch their Parents Against Knives Save Our Kids initiative with a march from Celtic Park to Ibrox Stadium on June 1.
Neil, 57, from Barrowfield, Glasgow, said: 'It's imperative that we get the Old Firm involved.
'The kids carrying knives and also being stabbed are the same kids who aspire to play for these football teams.
'The Old Firm could hold the power in getting our message across to youngsters.'
Easterhouse Football Academy starlet Kory was knifed through the heart by a gang member — who can't be named for legal reasons — after the pair swapped menacing threats online.
The McCrimmmons called on rival footie fans to again unite like they did when shirts, scarves and flags were laid at a memorial following Kory's slaying in the city's Greenfield Park last May.
They are being supported by Kory's brother Jamie, 23, and sister Holly, 11.
Neil said: 'Kory was passionate about Rangers but was so lovely to Celtic fans.
"When Kory died, Hoops supporters went to his memorial and put down their scarves.
Emotional moment balloons are released in memory of Kory McCrimmon
"They also chapped on our door saying they were sorry for our loss.
'We want to shout it from the rooftops and get it into these kids once and for all. We think this is the angle to really get them to listen.'
The Scottish Government's No Knives Better Lives campaign with national agency YouthLink Scotland has reached out to 120,000 kids about knife crime.
Glasgow East MSP John Grady said: 'Kory's family are facing the loss of their son with immense courage.
"Their work to highlight the issue is incredibly important.'
