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Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Mother of boy killed in ninja sword attack hails ban - as family reveals killer had 25 blades at his home he had bought 'as easily as buying a loaf of bread
The mother of a boy killed by a ninja sword has revealed his attacker had 25 blades which he got 'as easily as buying a loaf of bread' - as a new ban comes into force. Ronan Kanda was brutally murdered yards away from his Wolverhamption home in 2022 when two 17-year-old boys mistook him for someone else. A ban on the weapon - the ninja sword - has now come into affect today following a campaign by Ronan's family. Speaking to Good Morning Britain this morning, his mother Pooja said: 'The murderer had 25 of these weapons - it wasn't just one, two or three. 'When I saw the ninja sword for the first time in the courtroom I fainted because I didn't know at that point how the large the weapon was. 'It was horrifying knowing Ronan had to bear that in his last moment.' Ronan's sister, Nikita, added: 'The murderer literally brought it as easily as buying a loaf of bread. He literally brought it and collected it without ID.' It is now illegal to have, sell, make or import ninja swords under new legislation that has been called Ronan's Law. As of today, sentences for selling weapons to under 18s will be increased from six months to up to two years and can be applied across the board from the individual selling the knife to the boss of the company. Anyone caught with a ninja sword in private could face six months in prison, set to increase to two years under plans in the Crime and Policing Bill. Under Ronan's Law, the Home Office also announced a raft of measures including making retailers report bulk or suspicious sales to police, and increasing the jail sentence for selling weapons to children, or illegal blades such as zombie knives, to two years. In September a ban on 'zombie-style' knives and machetes came into place however the knife which was used to kill Ronan was not in the list which his mother labelled as 'bizarre'. Ronan was fatally stabbed by Prabjeet Veadhesa and Sukhman Shergill, both 17, as he walked back home from a friend's house where he had gone to buy a PlayStation controller in Wolverhampton. In what judge Mr Justice Choudhury called a 'tragic coincidence', Veadhesa and Shergill had seen Ronan leaving the house where their intended victim lived and assumed he was the boy they were looking for. In 2023, the two were jailed for life, with Mr Justice Choudhury branding it a 'cowardly attack' while jailing Veadhesa for a minimum of 18 years and Shergill for a minimum of 16 years. The judge, Mr Justice Choudhary said it was 'disturbing' that the killers were able to buy the murder weapons with 'such ease' from the internet Pooja Kanda concluded: 'It's a very bittersweet moment - a moment no mother wants to have but I am here and I believe that it shouldn't have happened to Ronan. Ronan should have come home to me. 'He was on his way back from his friend's house when the murderer took him for someone else. It was cruel.' Nikita Kanda added: 'The past three years have been the worst few years of my life 'The size of that sword - it's so obvious a ninja sword should not be available to buy. 'The murderer literally bought the weapon and collected it from the post office without ID.'
Yahoo
29-07-2025
- Yahoo
Police warn ninja sword owners to surrender their weapons ahead of ban
Officers are warning anyone still in possession of a ninja sword to surrender it ahead of the ban. The swords will become illegal on August 1, 2025, and police are offering the public an opportunity to safely dispose of the swords before then. The surrender scheme will close at 11.59pm on July 31 and owning a ninja sword after this could result in a prison sentence. Ninja swords are qualified as having a blade between 14 to 24 inches long, with a single straight cutting edge and distinctive tanto-style point. If you bought one of the swords before March 27, 2025, you could be given compensation. Swords bought after that date can still be surrendered but aren't eligible for compensation. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: "There's only a few days left of the ninja sword surrender. "If you have one to hand in, now is the time to do it. You will not get into trouble for handing one in during the surrender period, and you may be entitled to compensation. Have a story? Get in touch at "If you own a weapon, or know someone that does, surrender it at Bolton Police Station on Scholey Street before the law changes on 1 August 2025. "The surrender ends on Thursday 31 July." Officers have reminded the public that police stations are only accepting ninja swords and not other weapons. READ MORE: Westhoughton woman falsely told police ex came to house with knife READ MORE: Police meeting residents at Milk Maids about parking issues READ MORE: Bolton man, 33, bailed after man found dead in Newquay fire If you would like to dispose of a ninja sword without visiting a station or claiming compensation you can take it to a surrender bin anonymously. There are 24/7 surrender bins outside Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale police stations and on Queen Street, Pemberton in Wigan. The opening hours of the station are 8am to 8pm on weekdays and 10am to 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
