Three girls who were killed in the mass stabbing in Southport on Monday have been named by police.
Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, died on Monday; Alice Aguiar, 9, died in the early hours of Tuesday.
Five children and two adults remain in a critical condition after the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
The event was organised by Leanne Lucas – people have paid tribute to her bravery but her condition is not known – while a local man has been called a “hero” for intervening in the attack.
Swift herself has reacted, saying “the horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously” .
A 17-year-old male, arrested on suspicion of murder, remains in custody.
He was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parentsand moved to Southport in 2013 – in Cardiff, ex-neighbours remember a “normal family” with “normal kids”
