Discussing one of these, he says he copied and pasted someone else's thoughts, and that he was being administered morphine as part of medical treatment at the time - though he admits this was not an excuse.
He started carrying a knife when he was 12 after a group of 20 boys started on him in a park in Coventry. One swung an axe at him."Ever since then I didn't step outside without a knife," he tells the documentary. "You're going to be scared after that, aren't you?… You're going to want to protect yourself some way and that was the only way I could think of."
He was eventually referred to the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (Cirv), which is operated by West Midlands Police.They identify teenagers who might commit or become a victim of knife crime and intervene before a stabbing takes place.They then find education and career opportunities that suit each individual.
They sought out Jayden as there were concerns of him being involved in gang activities and carrying a knife. He had been excluded from school several times and kicked out of his family home.He was diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Through Cirv, Jayden joined a football academy and now aspires to be a coach.
He has stopped carrying a knife but says the dangers remain.
"It is still quite normal where I'm from to see someone carrying a blade on them," he says. "I nearly got two pulled out on me this week."Jayden, 16, is a beneficiary.
He started carrying a knife when he was 12 after a group of 20 boys started on him in a park in Coventry. One swung an axe at him."Ever since then I didn't step outside without a knife," he tells the documentary. "You're going to be scared after that, aren't you?… You're going to want to protect yourself some way and that was the only way I could think of."
He was eventually referred to the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (Cirv), which is operated by West Midlands Police.They identify teenagers who might commit or become a victim of knife crime and intervene before a stabbing takes place.