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Knife crime statistics prompt Labour demand for jail terms

Labour has called for anyone caught carrying a knife to be jailed after figures showed that almost half of all killings in Scotland involved a sharp weapon. There were 114 homicide cases in Scotland in 2007-08, according to the statistics.

Labour has called for anyone caught carrying a knife to be jailed after figures showed that almost half of all killings in Scotland involved a sharp weapon.

There were 114 homicide cases in Scotland in 2007-08, according to the statistics.