Motive ‘unclear’ as two children killed in attack on Taylor Swift-themed holiday dance class in Southport
Bebe King , Elsie Dot Stancombe , and Alice Dasilva Aguiar were killed in a knife attack during a Taylor Swift event at a dance school in Southport on Monday. Photographs: PAThe three children killed in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport have been named as Bebe King , Elsie Dot Stancombe , and Alice Dasilva Aguiar .in what police described as a “ferocious attack” in a studio on Hart Street on Monday morning during a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class for children.
A 17-year-old boy, from the Lancashire village of Banks but born in Cardiff, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, with police saying the motive remains unclear. Ms Cooper laid flowers at the police cordon on Hart Street, along with the Southport MP, Patrick Hurley, the Merseyside police chief constable, Serena Kennedy, Merseyside fire and rescue service’s chief fire officer, Phil Garrigan, and the Merseyside police and crime commissioner, Emily Spurrell.
Mr Hurley urged people to avoid speculation on social media that could “inflame tensions” in the area. “The town doesn’t want that. The town is in mourning, the town is in shock, and we need to make sure that what is online is reflective of the reality on the ground,” he said. Colin Parry, the owner of Masters Vehicle Body Repairs, about 50m from the dance studio, said he had a heated exchange with a person he believed to be the attacker moments before the stabbings took place.
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