A Bleed Box is being installed at Whitehead Park, Bury, tomorrow, after a 19-year-old man was stabbed in February.  

The installation will be attended by councillors and Kelly Brown, the mother of Rhamero West who was fatally stabbed in Old Trafford in September 2021, aged just 16. 

Bury Times: A police cordon outside Whitehead Park in February A police cordon outside Whitehead Park in February (Image: Newsquest)

Speaking to the Bury Times on Silver Street where a box has been installed, Kelly said that she sees bleed kits as a fourth emergency service that can help save lives.  

She said: “They can help stem that bleed until emergency services get to them. 

Bury Times: Mayor of Bury, Councillor Shaheena Haroon, with Kelly Brown, the mother of Rhamero WestMayor of Bury, Councillor Shaheena Haroon, with Kelly Brown, the mother of Rhamero West (Image: Newsquest)

“You don’t need to be first aid trained to use it, it has a simple, colour-coded body map on the door of the cabinet and you just follow the colour code and apply pressure to the wound until the ambulance service gets there. 

Bury Times: Bleed Kit outside Radcliffe MarketBleed Kit outside Radcliffe Market (Image: Newsquest)

“I believe if there was a kit available at the time of losing my son, there’s a chance he would have been here today.” 

Bury Times: Cllrs during a litter pick Cllrs during a litter pick (Image: Public)

At 1pm on Saturday, Cllr Jackie Harris, Cllr Shahbaz Arif Cllr Dene Vernon and James Daly MP will be at the Bury Croquet Club for the unveiling of the bleed cabinet.  

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