Tyson Fury addresses knife crime in message to Rishi Sunak after cousin killed

Tyson Fury has issued a message to the Government insisting that more is done to stop young people from getting involved in knife and gang culture after his cousin was stabbed to death.

Tyson’s cousin Rico Burton was stabbed in the neck with a 7in blade outside a bar in Altrincham during a mass brawl between two groups of men in the early hours of August 21 last year.

The 31-year-old was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead a short while later. Liam O’Pray, 22, was last month jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years for the murder. He was also found guilty of wounding a 17-year-old with intent.

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World heavyweight champ Tyson has now said that he wants the Government to take action to save other families from the same heartbreak he has suffered, The Mirror reports.

Tyson, 35, said: “One life lost affects up to 50 different people. Families distraught for ever. It’s difficult to recover – I know it is. It’s never gone. It’s always there in the back of your mind. Something’s got to happen. It’s down to the government to create more opportunities for people coming from a deprived background. Don’t victimise them.”

Tyson recently named his seventh child with wife Paris, born last month, after his beloved cousin and said more funding is allocated for initiatives to help kids break free from knife and gang culture.

“The youths of today don’t respect the police, there’s no real punishment for serious crime, and it’s like going to prison is a top thing,” he told Boxing King Media. “It’s very hard to escape the ghetto and it’s