Mothers warn youngsters against gangs on 10th anniversary of daughters' deaths
Wednesday 02 January 2013
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EmailThe mothers of two teenage girls who were shot dead outside a Birmingham New Year party in 2003 used the 10th anniversary of their daughters' deaths yesterday to urge young people to think before getting involved in gangs.
In an interview with the Birmingham Mail, Beverley Thomas said: "My message to youngsters is to think about the impact it has on families, the community, and how it affects people closest to the victims.
Marcia Shakespeare added: "We have made young people realise, and will continue to make them realise, that there are choices, alternatives to violent crime."
Charlene Ellis, 18, and her cousin, Letisha Shakespeare, 17, were killed when by gunfire from a car outside the Uniseven hair salon in Aston in the early hours of January 2 2003.
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