Bladerunner

A teenager recently told of how an "armoured hoodie" saved his life in an attack at Bethnal Green.The 15-year-old who spoke under the pseudonym John Cook, said he had been drawing money out of a cash machine after a night out when he was attacked.

He said: "After the attack,when I got home, I saw that there were loads of knife marks on the hoodie.

"I think he must have slashed me about 20 times, all over the back and the arms where I was covering my head with my hands."

The Kevlar hoodies were designed by Barry Sams and Adrian Davis for their company Bladerunner to protect people from the knife crime epidemic that happens on the streets.

The body armour under the material of the hoodie is stab and fire resistant material and is also worn by British squadrons in Iraq and Afghanistan.

John said: "The blade had gone through the material layer of the hoodie on top, but it hadn't gone through the Kevlar.

"I would have been cut up if I hadn't been wearing it. My arms and back would have been cut to shreds.

The hoodies are also proving popular with female joggers and dog walkers, encouraging makers Bladerunner to bring them out in baby blue and pink.

Article from Sky.com