/ 31 July 2024

No solace for Southport victims

Police car. Free public domain CC0 photo.
Police car. Free public domain CC0 photo.

There are more questions than answers this morning as a small UK seaside community tries to come to terms with a stabbing attack that left 3 children dead and 11 others, including 9 kids, injured yesterday. PM Keir Starmer says the whole country is “deeply shocked” after an unnamed 17yo boy carried out the “ferocious” attack on the kids at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the holiday town of Southport in Merseyside. Police arrested him a short time later but say while his motive remains “unclear” it’s not thought to be terror-related. Eyewitnesses described the “horrific” scene as “like something from America”. Swift yesterday said she was “in complete shock”. “They were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.” King Charles and Queen Camilla also sent their “most heartfelt condolences”.

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