'People carry knives because there's a fear factor': What life is like for young gang members

A teenage gang member tells Sky News he carries a knife because "when you're around those people, you kind of have no choice but to do it". He says he fears leaving the house and running into a rival gang unarmed. This comes after two 12-year-olds were found guilty of murdering Shawn Seesahai in a random attack with a machete. The sentencing of UK's youngest ever knife killers is set to begin. The West Midlands is the worst region in the UK for knife crime. Sky's Becky Cotterill has spent time in Wolverhampton to understand the problem. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/west-midlands-police-reveal-what-they-think-is-driving-knife-crime-amid-familys-shock-at-age-of-killers-13221750 #knifecrime #uknews #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales