Southport Stabbing Incident: Latest Updates
One child remains hospitalized a week after the Southport stabbing that left three girls dead and seriously injured eight children and two adults. Leanne Lucas and Jonathan Hayes were critically injured while trying to protect the victims. Seventeen-year-old Axel Muganwa Rudakubana has been charged in connection with the attack and is due for a pre-trial hearing on 25 October.
One child remains hospitalized a week after the fatal stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on 29 July.
The incident left three girls dead: Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine.
Eight children and two adults were seriously injured, and Merseyside Police confirmed that all except one child have been discharged from the hospital.
Leanne Lucas, a 35-year-old yoga teacher who organized and led the class, was critically injured while protecting children.
Her cousin Chris Rimmer praised her heroic actions.
Jonathan Hayes, an adjacent business owner, also sustained critical injuries while trying to intervene.
Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, a 17-year-old from Banks, Lancashire, has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.
The suspect, with Rwandan heritage, is scheduled for a pre-trial preparation hearing on 25 October at Liverpool Crown Court.
Misleading online claims falsely suggested the suspect was an asylum seeker and Muslim, but he has no known links to Islam.
The incident left three girls dead: Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine.
Eight children and two adults were seriously injured, and Merseyside Police confirmed that all except one child have been discharged from the hospital.
Leanne Lucas, a 35-year-old yoga teacher who organized and led the class, was critically injured while protecting children.
Her cousin Chris Rimmer praised her heroic actions.
Jonathan Hayes, an adjacent business owner, also sustained critical injuries while trying to intervene.
Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, a 17-year-old from Banks, Lancashire, has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.
The suspect, with Rwandan heritage, is scheduled for a pre-trial preparation hearing on 25 October at Liverpool Crown Court.
Misleading online claims falsely suggested the suspect was an asylum seeker and Muslim, but he has no known links to Islam.
