'People are getting killed. If that gets out on the street and someone dies with it...'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSmiling nervously, a teenage boy opens a plastic bag and pulls out a set of three kitchen knives. "That’ll do some serious damage, and for next to nothing," says Sergeant Paul Heap, pointing at the £1.25 price tag on the packaging.
Despite not being 18, the boy has just purchased the knives from a busy shop on Cheetham Hill Road, without even being asked for ID.
Moments later, Sgt Heap and another police officer burst into the store and confront a man standing behind the till. READ MORE: Inside the furious Royal Exchange Theatre row that saw an entire production shelved "You’ve just sold these to a young lad," says Sgt Heap, holding up the set of knives.
The shop worker initially denies the accusation before conceding that he served the boy because “there was a rush” at the till. "These are getting on the street and being used by young people," Sgt Heap tells him. "People are getting killed.
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