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Parents of Southport stabbings victims pay tribute to daughters - and describe moment they were told 'something awful has happened'

  • The parents of Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe shared their daughters' joyful personalities and how they want to honor their memories after the tragic stabbings at a dance class.
  • Axel Rudakubana received a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years for the murders of Bebe, Elsie, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, aged nine.
  • The families expressed their distress over the televised sentencing, stating they wanted the girls remembered for their characters, not their injuries.
  • The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the families to offer support following the incident, marking the Princess's first public appearance after chemotherapy.
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'Our children need to be safer': Families of Southport victims call for inquiry as they pay tribute

The families of two girls killed in the Southport stabbings have called for a public inquiry to bring accountability and said they hope other children can be protected.

·London, United Kingdom
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Southport victims' families show in face of wickedness virtue shines through

Beacon of light EVEN in the face of the greatest wickedness, virtue shines through. It is there in the heroism of those who faced murderous knife maniac Axel Rudakubana — especially yoga teacher Leanne Lucas, who has to live with the physical and mental scars of that terrible day in Southport, and her colleague Heidi Liddle, who tried to save the children he was determined to kill. AFPSouthport victims, from left: Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Elsie…

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Tragedy of 'saved place' for Elsie at sold out Taylor Swift dance party where killer struck - Liverpool Echo

Elsie's mum told how she hadn't managed to get a ticket but one had been saved for her by teacher Leanne Lucas

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Parents of Southport victims relive day of attack in new heartbreaking tribute

The parents of Elsie Dot Stancome (left) and Bebe King (right) have spoken about their heartbreak for the first time (Picture: PA) The families of two of the young girls stabbed to death in the Southport attack have spoken about their heartbreak for the first time as they reveal what happened on that day. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were killed in a knife attack at The Hart Space in Merseyside on …

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Parents of girl killed in Southport attack read her bedtime story before funeral

Bebe King's parents had a week with her in the bereavement suite at Liverpool's Alder Hey children's hospital - and before her funeral, they read her favourite bedtime story

·London, United Kingdom
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Southport girls' families 'try to find light in the dark'

Bebe King's parents say they will try to live as full a life as they can for their daughter.

·United Kingdom
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Sky News UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
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