Leanne Lucas's cousin told the BBC she was injured while shielding two girls from the attacker.
A yoga teacher who was stabbed while trying to protect two little girls during the Southport knife attack is a hero, her cousin has told the BBC.
Mr Rimmer, 41, said the family had been “torn apart” by the incident but that they had gathered at home to comfort each other while her mum, dad and sister stayed by Leanne's bedside at the hospital. Eight children, Ms Lucas, and one other adult - Jonathan Hayes - were also injured, with several in critical condition.he could not have done more to protect the children from the attack.
The suspect, who cannot named because of his age, was born in Cardiff and later moved to nearby village Banks, just outside Southport.Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six, died in the attack
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