Mum of stabbing victim Kory McCrimmon insists he may have lived if bleed kits were available

Kory McCrimmon was killed in a stabbing two years ago in Glasgow’s east end.

The mother of Kory McCrimmon who was stabbed to death has spoken says her son might still be alive if bleed kits were available.

The 16-year-old was stabbed through the heart in Glasgow’s east end on May 31, 2024, following a row with another teen over a £50 debt. His killer, who was 13 at the time, later admitted the fatal attack and was jailed for five years at the High Court in Glasgow in May last year.

Kory’s mum, Elizabeth, has now spoken out about the need for bleed kits to be rolled out across the country. Bleed kits contain heavy-duty trauma supplies which are designed to control life-threatening blood loss before professional medical help arrives.

Elizabeth is fundraising for the medical packs with the ‘Parents Against Knives’ initiative. Campaigners have already secured eight in Glasgow with one installed at the Barrowfield community centre near Kory’s home.

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She told STV News: “There’s been more and more out there about children getting caught with knives in school, from 12 years of age.

“I want to make sure there’s a bleed kit in every high school in Glasgow and to raise money for bleed boxes in parks and community centres because there’s practically none in Glasgow.

“I’ll always think what if one of those kits were nearby when that happened to Kory? Maybe my boy would still be sitting here today.

“That is what is pushing me. I don’t want any mother to be sitting the way I have for the last two and a bit years because you’re never the same.”

Kory is one of four young males who lost their lives due to senseless knife violence on Scotland’s streets in the last two years.

Amen Teklay, 15, died from a stab wound after he was found injured in Glasgow’s Maryhill in March, 2025. Two teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, were cleared of his murder following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Weeks later, 16-year-old Kayden Moy was stabbed to death at Irvine Beach in Ayrshire in May. His three teen killers were jailed for life.

John McNab, 22, was chased down and stabbed with a ‘Rambo knife’ by a teenager in Leith on September 2, 2025. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was on bail for a separate knife attack on Portobello Beach months earlier.

Lisa Petrie, John McNab’s mum has campaigned tirelessly for the roll out of life-saving bleed kits across Scotland and tighter security around the sale of knives in shops since her son’s death.

She met with John Swinney and Justice Secretary Neil Gray earlier this month over her campaign to tackle rising deadly youth knife crime in memory of her son.

The 45-year-old spoke to the Record about how the Scottish Government were “dragging its heels” on plans to tackle a “knife crime emergency”.

It came after Swinney had backed the rollout of bleed kits in community settings across Scotland during his Programme for Government announcement, which promised to continue working with organisations tackling youth violence.

Lisa, who visited the 27-foot-tall ‘Knife Angel’ sculpture in Leith made from 100,000 surrendered and seized blades, told the Record: “Victims of violent crime are being failed.

“There was no real commitment or timeframe for the roll out of bleed kits or tighter security measures around the sale of knives.

“The Scottish Government is dragging its heels. More young people will die while we wait for decisions on potentially life-saving measures to be implemented.

“We are frustrated and we need action. I am determined John’s not going to be a statistic.”

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