UNCOVERED: Ronan kanda - The Untold Story

Ronan Kanda’s mother welcomes knife amnesty scheme as 14,500 weapons surrendered

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The Independent UK · Aug 5

My 16-year-old son was murdered with a ninja sword. Now I’m fighting to get them off the streets

Pooja Kanda’s son, Ronan, was murdered yards away from his home in 2022

The Independent UK · Aug 4

My son’s teenage murderer got a ninja sword over a Post Office counter – we need a law change to stop it happening again

Ronan Kanda’s killer collected his murder weapon without any ID or age checks, after using an adult’s credit card to purchase it online. His mother is campaigning for change to prevent other deaths

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Yvette Cooper honours ninja sword victim as law in his name takes effect

Home secretary Yvette Cooper described seeing Ronan Kanda’s last moments with his mother before he was killed

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

Knife-related robberies in high-risk areas have reduced, data shows

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said this is a direct result of targeted police action

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

Reduction in knife-related robberies in UK’s high-risk areas

Drones, knife arches and detection dogs are among the tactics being used in an attempt to bring down the number of incidents.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

Anti-knife crime campaigners being honoured vow to continue fight

Pooja Kanda, of the Justice for Ronan Kanda campaign has been made an OBE, while Alion Madgin and Carly Barrett of Samantha’s Legacy have become MBEs.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025

Ninja Swords To Be Banned In The UK From August In Honour Of Murdered Teen Ronan Kanda

In 10 years, the number of knife related crimes has grown from 27 to 51 thousand a year in England and Wales, now the UK government is trying to stop this.

International Business Times UK · Mar 27, 2025

Ninja sword ban under Ronan’s Law set to come into force by summer

The move to ban the blades will be laid before Parliament on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025

Knife crime measures under Ronan’s Law ‘will make a difference’, sister says

The Home Office announced a raft of anti-knife crime plans after Ronan Kanda was murdered by two boys who bought knives without identity checks.

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2025