A 15-year-old Bishop's Stortford boy with a knife claimed he was carrying it because of "problems with travellers".Today (Friday) he was warned that courts "come down heavily" on knife crime – but he was allowed to walk free.Instead, the youth, who for legal reasons cannot be identified, was made the subject of an eight-month referral order, under which he will meet with a panel of people who will draw up a programme of activities to keep him out of further trouble.At...
