'I carry a saw for my safety'
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'I carry a saw for my safety'

A teenage former drug dealer says he carries a weapon with him every day out of fear of being attacked.

On the day reporter Noel Phillips met "Jordan" (not his real name) in Coventry he was hiding a saw under his coat. Other days he carries a knife or machete.

The number of crimes related to knives and other offensive weapons dealt with by the criminal justice system reached a nine-year high in 2018, figures show.

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  • 19 Mar 2019