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Ralph Blackburn & Kelly-Ann Mills

eBay pulls listings for blood splattered T-shirts after victims' families hit out

Sick blood-splattered T-shirts have been pulled from online seller eBay after families of victims lost in Britain's knife crime epidemic hit out.

The white garments with a red section to look like a stab or a gunshot injury also carries the slogan 'I'm fine'.

The online giant was flogging the offensive clothes for as little as £2.03 each.

But it has now banned the items after being alerted to the pain the T-shirts were causing to the families of knife crime victims.

An eBay spokesperson said: "We have removed these items and informed the sellers.

Families have been outraged by the garments (wish.com)
The eBay listings have been pulled (ebay.co.uk)

"These items are banned from eBay's UK platform and any future listings will be removed."

Amazon, Zazzle, Redbubble and Wish are all continuing to sell similar clothes.

Peguy Kato, 42, who lost her 17-year-old son Champion Ganda to knife crime slammed the T-shirts.

Calling for all websites to stop selling them she said: "Does it mean it's fine to be killed or fine to be stabbed?"

"I keep looking at the picture again and again.

"I don't know if it's a joke or what they are going to say when all of these kids are dying and their families are crying.

Champion Ganda died in 2013 from multiple stab wounds (PA)

"This shows no respect for the families of knife crime victims who love their sons."

Tragic Champion was knifed to death outside a primary school in 2013 in Newham, east London.

She added: "They're making it look like it's a joke, but it is human beings' lives being lost on the streets.

"Kids are dying and families are suffering.

"To see blood on the t-shirt and to see families saying I'm fine, it normalises and glorifies stabbing.

"People will be walking the streets with t-shirts showing stab wounds.

"This shows no respect for families whose loved ones have died."

The tshirt is still available on Amazon (amazon.co.uk)
Zazzle is also listing the items (wish.com)

More than 30 people have been stabbed to death already in London this year - with five killed last week.

A Redbubble spokesman said: "Redbubble is deeply passionate about art and creativity, and all uploaded user content must abide by our community guidelines.

"Products that display blood but don't violate any policies are allowed to be sold on the Redbubble marketplace as long as they are flagged 'mature content.'

"As a global marketplace where artists sell their designs on everyday products to customers in more than 200 countries, Redbubble generally does not differentiate the distribution of products based on geography."

Amazon declined to comment.

Wish and Zazzle have been contacted for comment.

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