KNIVES disguised as pens are being advertised to schoolkids for under £2.
Discount website Temu has the weapons listed on its Back2School page.
And a writing implement with concealed blade is the first result when a search is made for “ballpoint pen”.
The cutting edge is within the pen’s body and is accessed by taking off the lid.
The pen costs £1.98 with the website offering free shipping deals.
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One parent said his son came across the knife pens while looking for new stationery for school in September.
He said: “I chatted with Temu to ask them to remove this from the “back to school” category and just got fobbed off.
“Knife crime in schools is horrific and I hate to think kids can get these offers on Temu along with normal school gear.
“Parents should know they could buy a knife pen or be killed by one all for £2.”
The pen has a rating of 4.8 stars on Temu, with one purchaser commenting: “Bought as a novelty pen, pen works well.”
Another wrote: “Perfect can serve as knife as well as a pen.”
A third commented: “I thought it was only a knife but you can also write with it.”
Further searches for “knife pen” brought up similar products — including a £2.69 “self defence pen” with a sharp point the website suggests can also be used to break glass.
The website also advertises £1.14 key lock knives on its Back2School page.
China-based Temu also flogs “portable knives” concealed in small key rings for £1.34, as well as key chains in the shape of small axes and butcher’s knives.
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