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Kids get bulletproof vests
28/03/2007 12:02 - (SA)
London - Concerned parents have been buying stab- and bulletproof vests to protect their children in the wake of a string of fatal stabbings in Britain, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.
VestGuard UK, which supplies stab- and bulletproof vests to government agencies around the world, said it had received more than a hundred calls from parents in London alone, whereas it usually receives about one or two inquiries from parents across the country most years.
About 60 vests, which cost between £200 and £425 each, have been ordered.
The surge in the interest in stab-proof vests follows fatal knifings in Britain, notably those of teenagers Adam Regis, and Kodjo Yenga, both in London in the past two weeks.
"They (parents) are concerned by what is happening on the streets - the level of violence," Shaun Ward, VestGuard UK's sales director, was quoted as saying by the Mail.
"We have been making really small vests that have a 71cm chest and weigh 800g. The children have been mostly boys, but there are a few girls."
The vests sold by VestGuard UK are slightly softer and more flexible than comparable versions worn by police, but have been tested extensively and the company claims they can withstand a shot from a crossbow.
- AFP
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