The attacks happened yesterday as young children attended a Taylor Swift-themed school holidays event
Three girls who were killed in a deadly knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club have been named by police, as families paid tribute to their "little girl" and "princess". Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were all fatally stabbed in the incident in Southport, Merseyside, on Monday.
In a statement, Bebe's family said: "No words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as we try to deal with the loss of our little girl Bebe." Merseyside Police said all three families are being supported by specialist officers. The fully-booked club for children, which was advertised as a dance and yoga workshop as well as bracelet-making, quickly became something "like a horror movie", witnesses to the stabbings have said.
Tributes have been paid on social media to the bravery of dance and yoga teacher Leanne Lucas after she was attacked in the incident. Ms Lucas was named as an organiser of the event run by Southport-based business Enlighten in a post on Facebook.
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