Three girls killed in Southport knife attack named as families pay tribute

Eight other children suffered stab wounds and five are in a critical condition, alongside two adults who were critically injured, police said.

People lay flowers near the scene in Hart Street, Southport, where three children died and eight were injured in a "ferocious" knife attack during a Taylor Swift event at a dance school on Monday. Picture: PA

Three girls who were killed in a deadly knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club have been named by police, as families paid tribute to their “little girl” and “princess”.

Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were all fatally stabbed in the incident in Southport, Merseyside, on Monday.