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A woman whose teenage son was killed in a knife fight has said he could equally have been the killer.<\/p>\n
Jack Barry, 19, was found injured on West Road, Hamstead, Birmingham, on 7 March last year and died at the scene. <\/p>\n
His killer, 18-year-old Cameron Cheshire, was found guilty of murder and possessing a bladed article and jailed for at least 18 years<\/a> in December.<\/p>\n Jack’s mother Sarah Barry said she was “deeply ashamed” to learn that her son had also carried a knife.<\/p>\n She has agreed to be the face of the new Life or Knife campaign aimed at combating knife violence.<\/p>\n At the same time, West Midlands Police has introduced targeted patrols at times and in places where data shows most offences take place. <\/p>\n The force said since the Guardian Patrols began on 3 October it had seen a 29% reduction in serious youth violence compared with the same time last year across the force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n