Prince Walker-Ayeni stabbed: Family of murdered boy ‘happy to get justice’

Kemoy Walker said: “My family is happy that justice has been served, and although it won’t bring Prince back, we are happy to hear of a good outcome.”

He said the case was “a good example of when the system works well.”

Mr Walker, a youth worker, has long campaigned in Moss Side to support and engage young people and keep them away from knife crime.

He said he understands that many people affected by the knives “have not been able to get justice for their families, so my heart goes out to them.”

“When we talked to other youth workers, there needs to be an anti-knife strategy developed in Manchester that is local and organized by local people,” he added.

Mr Walker said there needed to be a “major debate” about the “major crisis” of knife crime among young people

“We need to face this, it would be too much to blame the system and everyone else.”

His comments follow the seizure of more than 90 weapons, including knives and machetes, from schools in the area by Greater Manchester Police last academic year.