Hero grandfather Steve, 66, (left), sheltered a dozen children from the Southport attacker - as businessman Johnathan Hayes, 63, said he was 'sorry he couldn't do more' to help the young victims.
A hero grandfather has revealed how he sheltered a dozen children in his home from the Southport attacker - including one who cried 'I think I'm dying' after being stabbed - as the businessman seriously wounded in the tragic assault admitted he was 'sorry he couldn't do more to help' the three young victims who died.
Steve described how he had been in his front garden repairing his brick wall when he heard screams that failed to stop. Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Revealed: How Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana starred as Doctor Who for BBC ad aged 11 He told ITV News: 'The girl who was leading them all running, saw me and she just ran straight into my path and she put her arms around me and she said 'I've been stabbed, I think I'm dying'.
Selfless businessman Johnathan Hayes, 63, said he rushed downstairs from his office in the same building where the attack happened to see if he could help, before he was stabbed Read More Hundreds of mosques beef up security over fear planned rallies will spill over into full-on riots As the minutes went on, he helped evacuate more children, including a small youngster that he said looked around three years of age, who was holding their bleeding arm.
In a separate interview with ITV News, selfless businessman Johnathan Hayes, 63, has spoken for the first time about confronting the knifeman as the attack happened. Leanne Lucas, who organised the Taylor Swift-themed holiday club, has had life-saving surgery and is now awake, her family said on Wednesday
Mr Hayes is now on the mend and has been discharged home, but he says he has suffered 'flashbacks' of what happened and feels regret he 'couldn't do more'. The teenager, who refused to speak at his court appearance in Liverpool, had been diagnosed with autism and was 'unwilling to leave the house' and talk to his family 'for a period of time', the court heard.
Read More Heartbreaking tributes for three innocent little girls killed as they danced to Taylor Swift: Family of Alice, nine, in 'immense pain' while school pals of Elsie, seven, leave emotional message for 'one of a kind' youngster Judge Andrew Menary condemned the 'idiotic rioting' which has broken out since the attack and said he named Rudakubana to fill the information vacuum exploited by 'others who are up to mischief'.
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