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    Third young girl dies after horrific mass stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, UK

    By Isabel Keane,

    4 hours ago

    A third young girl died early Tuesday from the previous day’s mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in the UK .

    Alice Aguiar, 9, “died in hospital in the early hours of this morning,” Merseyside Police said, while identifying the two girls who died earlier Monday as Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, the youngest at just 6.

    Five of the eight other children injured remained in critical condition Tuesday, as do the two adults stabbed while trying to save the children, police have said.

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    Alice Aguiar, 9, who was identified by friends and family, “died in hospital in the early hours of this morning,” Merseyside Police said. Family Handout
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    Elsie Stancombe, 7, was killed in the stabbing. Merseyside Police
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    “No words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as try to deal with the loss of our little girl Bebe,” the 6-year-old girl’s family said. Merseyside Police

    “No words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as try to deal with the loss of our little girl Bebe,” the 6-year-old girl’s family said.

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    Aguiar’s mom, Alexandra Aguiar, shared an emotional tribute to her “Princess Alice.”

    “In this moment of great pain my soul hurts, my body hurts, my mind hurts. I have a lump in my throat. You were just an innocent child, a happy smiley girl with a bright life ahead of you which a despicable human being took away from you, without pity, for no reason,” she wrote on Facebook, according to the Liverpool Echo.

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    Alice Aguiar is seen above in an undated photo before the fatal stabbing. Family Handout
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    Children lay down floral tributes at the scene on the corner of Hart Street and Tithebarn Road, Southport, Merseyside. William Lailey / SWNS

    “Look after your mum and dad who are suffering, who are desolate and broken. Fly high our little star. I love you,” the grieving mom added.

    A GoFundMe for the family, started by the Benridge Care Group, where one of the slain girl’s parents works, had raised over $1,400 as of Tuesday morning.

    Taylor Swift ‘completely in shock’ after three children killed in mass stabbing at dance workshop to her music

    “Alice is the daughter of one of our team here & she has been a part of the Good Companions family since she was a baby, joining in with many of our activities & events with our families & staff,” the fundraiser notes.

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    A flyer for the Taylor Swift event. Instagram/enlighten_kidsyoga_southport
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    Police work at the scene in Southport, England, where a man has been detained and a knife has been seized after a number of people were injured in a reported stabbing. AP

    A message from His Majesty The King following the tragic incident in Southport today. pic.twitter.com/4aUK8btptX

    — The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) July 29, 2024

    A 17-year-old suspect is still being interviewed by cops, who have yet to offer a possible motive but say it is “not currently being treated as terror-related.”

    He has not been identified, and police warned Tuesday that a name being spread online “is incorrect .”

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    Witnesses said the teenager wore a “black hood” when he entered the Hart Space in Southport, just outside Liverpool, during their advertised “morning of Taylor Swift-themed yoga, dance and bracelet making.”

    At least 25 children from the ages of 6 to 11 were at the event when the brutal attack unfolded — with the knifeman reportedly pulling up in a taxi, witnesses said.

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    The attacker entered the Hart Space, where the Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop was taking place. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
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    “Horrendous and deeply shocking news emerging from Southport,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement. AP

    Officers called to the scene “were shocked to find that multiple people, many of whom were children, had been subjected to a ferocious attack and had serious injuries,” Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said.

    Swift said early Tuesday that she was “completely in shock” at the deadly attack.

    “The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously and I’m just completely in shock,” the pop superstar wrote to fans.

    “These were just little kids at a dance class,” the “Love Story” singer said.

    “The loss of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there,” she said, adding, “I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to their families.”

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