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Mothers and children march through Sheffield demanding action against gang violence

MORE than 100 mothers and children marched through Sheffield in South Yorkshire on Saturday to demand action against gang violence in the city.

The Mothers United group was formed after growing rivalry between gangs in Sheffield saw knife and gun crime soar, with children being recruited and groomed by rival gangs.

Organiser Jennifer Dunston said that children not yet in secondary school were being groomed to act as drugs “mules.”

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