In January 2018 my 8 year old cousin was murdered. She was stabbed to death by her own father in Walsall. I never knew the true extent of knife crime before it hit me and my family. So many people around the country have been devistated by this crime but no one seems to want to help.

The knife Angel is a statue made from the knives used in knife crime and knives handed into the police by people before they use them. It represents just a fraction of the scale of the problem our country faces.

I want to bring this magnificent statue to my own city as knife crime has affected me but also so many in Sheffield. I hope it would work as a deterent or even just a wake up call to anyone involved in knife crime.

The sheffield city council think that it is inappropriate to have this statue in Sheffield but won't say why. I need people to come together and prove to them that we do want this magnificent piece of art. I want to raise awareness of just how many people have been affected. I want to change the councils decision and host the knife angel where it is needed.

Thank you for taking the time to read. I hope you will join me in changing the decision from the council.