Police not looking for anyone else in connection with attack in which children were among those hurt
Two children have died and nine have been injured, six critically, after a series of stabbings at a children’s dance class in Southport.The stabbings took place at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance class at The Hart Space, a studio which also hosts antenatal and hypnobirthing classes in the north-west seaside town.
A 17-year-old boy, from the village of Banks in Lancashire and originally from Cardiff, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in connection with the attack. The dance and yoga session, aimed at children aged six to 11, was being run by two teachers, and was due to finish at noon, just 10 minutes after the stabbings took place.
Riley said her aunt saw parents running out of the dance class carrying children covered in blood and attempting to resuscitate them. Colin Parry, the owner of Masters car repair shop which is next door to The Hart Space, said he saw “two or three kids” lying seriously injured on the floor. Further down the road, Debrah Parker, 57, said she heard a young girl come out of the building saying: “Mum, I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been stabbed.”
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