Marcin Tyjon, a 41-year-old window cleaner, was driving in Southport when he heard screams and saw children running. He witnessed a woman bleeding on the pavement and immediately rushed to help. Tyjon and his colleague, Joel Verite, helped evacuate several injured children from a dance class where a knifeman had attacked.
A HERO window cleaner has recalled how he was first on the scene to help save injured children from the horrifying knife attack in Southport .
“Later a fourth ambulance arrived. I jumped out and said that I had someone in very, very bad condition.Marcin later gave statements to police and - despite his heroic efforts - questioned whether he could have done more.- 2002: Rudakubana's father Alphonse moves to the UK from Rwanda, according to an interview he gave to his local newspaper in Southport in 2015.
- July 30 2024: In the evening, a peaceful vigil is held outside Southport's Atkinson arts venue, where flowers are laid in memory of those who died. Shortly after the vigil, a separate protest begins outside the town's mosque in St Luke's Road.- July 31 2024: Demonstrators gather in Whitehall, London, for an "Enough Is Enough" protest. Flares and cans are thrown at police and more than 100 people are arrested.
- August 3 2024: There are scenes of violence during planned protests across the UK, including in Liverpool, Hull, Nottingham and Belfast. More than 100 protests are planned for across the country, with counter-demonstrations taking place, but the majority of police forces report very little trouble. - January 20 2025: Rudakubana appears at Liverpool Crown Court for the first day of his trial where he pleads guilty to all 16 charges, including the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven
Sadly, the victims' families were not in court to see his plea as it was assumed the trial would officially open today.
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