On a knife edge in Scotland – A view from the deep end

On a knife edge in Scotland – A view from the deep end

Paul McNamara is a GP in Glasgow and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Glasgow Katie Collins is a 4th year medical student at the University of Glasgow   In May 2025, 16-year-old Kaden Moy was fatally stabbed at Irvine Beach.1 Just one day earlier in Edinburgh, a 17-year-old boy was left critically injured in a similar attack.2 Two knife-related incidents within 48 hours – both involving teenage boys. In the two months leading up t…