Boxing champion Tyson Fury calls for tougher laws on UK knife crime after cousin is murdered
- In a social media post on Sunday, Fury wrote: ‘This needs to stop asap. UK government needs to bring higher sentencing for knife crime’
- Fury’s cousin, Rico Burton, was stabbed to death in what police called a ‘senseless’ attack in Greater Manchester on Sunday. Two men have been arrested
Boxing world champion Tyson Fury called on the British government to clamp down harder on knife crime after his cousin was stabbed to death in what police called a “senseless” and “unplanned” attack.
In a social media post on Sunday, Fury called the scale of deaths caused by knives as a “pandemic” as he paid tribute to Rico Burton.
“My cousin was murdered last night, stabbed in the neck,” said Fury. “Idiots carry knives.
“This needs to stop asap. UK government needs to bring higher sentencing for knife crime, it’s a pandemic & you don’t know how bad it is until it’s one of your own!
“Life is very precious and it can be taken away very quick, enjoy every moment. RIP RICO BURTON may the lord God grant you a good place in heven [sic]. See you soon.”
Police said emergency services were called to a disturbance in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, at around 2am local time on Sunday.
Officers arrived at the scene to find a 17-year-old man and a 31-year-old man with stab wounds receiving first aid from members of the public before police and paramedics took over.
