Inside gangs: Why are children killing each other?
Jul 02, 2025•51 min
Episode description
In this week’s episode of The Crime Agents, investigative journalist Andy Hughes reveals the inner workings of Britain’s most violent street gangs.
He’s joined by his co-host Neil Basu, ex Assistant Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police. He describes how it felt to come face to face with the criminal underworld.
Andy and Neil explore why the children being recruited by gangs are getting younger, and why kids as young as nine are willing to kill.
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