• 5 months ago
Esther Ghey, Leeann White, and Kelly Brown have united to urge the government to prevent "children dying on our streets." Campaigning for tougher sentencing, life-saving bleed kits, and mobile phone restrictions, the women from Warrington, Manchester, and Liverpool, respectively, told ITV News that meeting for the first time has made them "stronger" and "better" together. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00It's changed my life a hundred percent. It dominates my life daily.
00:08My life's completely changed to what it was.
00:13A part of you dies with them, doesn't it?
00:15Yeah, that's how I feel.
00:17And I think as time goes on, it doesn't get easier, it gets harder.
00:23I agree.
00:25I suppose my life is now built on that one event. It changes everything.
00:30And the fact that Brianna isn't there, that will stick with me forever.
00:50Do you feel let down?
00:51I feel like really it is our job as well, so even though we've been through something so tragic,
00:57we do need to do this, we do need to push this.
01:00Do you think it's a priority enough at the moment? Do you think it needs to be more of a priority?
01:06No, it definitely needs to be more of a priority.
01:09Kids are dying on our streets on a daily basis.
01:12The government needs to step up and do more.
01:16There needs to be custodial sentences. That's the only way that change is going to happen.
01:22So you want custodial sentence for...?
01:24For carrying a knife. I think if you're caught with a knife, it's a straight ten years.
01:28If you're caught with a gun, it's a straight ten years.
01:30What's the difference? They're both weapons, they're both used to kill.
01:34I just want to say he's both a beautiful soul and we've met due to really bad circumstances,
01:43but I just want to say I'm here for years and I'm glad I've made such beautiful friends.
01:50You shunned them.

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