PC gives vital talk on knife crime in Dewsbury

Police highlighted the dangers of knife crime at an educational talk in Dewsbury.

The talk was given to a group of Madrassah pupils from the Faizan-E-Madina Jamia Mosque by PC Peter Whitehouse, a Police Youth Services officer.

Through his talk, the youngsters learned about peer pressure at high school and how it can often lead to under-age smoking and in some cases tempts individuals to get involved with bad company such as violent gangs.

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PC Whitehouse also advised the children to be careful whilst playing video games, due to the violent nature of certain games.

Mosque leader Zamir Ahmed said: “We felt it was important to discuss with the children the harmful consequences kinfe crime and also gun crime by inviting PC Peter Whitehouse.

“PC Whitehouse has become a familiar face for the kids, both in our schools and in our mosques.

“We want to use the Faizan-E-Madina Jamia Mosque to educate our children, to make their minds alert and be pro-active on the dangers of gun and knife crime, as well as to help improve their quality of life for the future.

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“Our aim at the mosque is to help these kids turn into good, law-abiding citizens.”

The talk on gun and knife crime was organised as a partnership between Faizan-E-Madina Jamia Mosque, the Kirklees Faith Network, the Dewsbury Moor Big Local, and West Yorkshire Police.