A sculpture made of 100,000 blades paying tribute to those whose lives have been affected by knife crime has gone on display in Liverpool.
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The 8m-high 'Knife Angel' is made up of blades confiscated and surrendered to police forces across the UK to highlight the issue of knife crime.
The angel, designed by Alfie Bradley, took over a year to build and was created as a national monument against violence and aggression at the British Ironworks Centre.
Bradley said that the Angel was built with a variety types of knives.
"I've had all sorts - machetes, meat cleavers, swords, even normal kitchen knives, which is really sad because often it is just normal kitchen knives taken from a kitchen, just from a young kid half the time," he said.
"They don't really know what they are doing. Just for self defence."
The sculpture will be on show outside Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral over the Christmas period.
