Aerial footage shows scale of stabbing scene in Southport as 17-year-old is arrested.
13 victims: Two children dead plus nine other kids and two adults injured. Southport stabbings latest updatesA horrific knife attack at a Taylor Swift -themed dance workshop where a masked killer stabbed two children to death unfolded in just 20 minutes - in a bloodbath that unleashed terror onto the streets of Southport.
Described by locals as wearing a dark hood, he allegedly arrived at the location in a taxi just minutes before the event was set to end before exiting the vehicle without paying, The Telegraph reports. At about 1pm, police cars and armed officers then swooped on the same £80,000 home in the village of Banks, Lancashire, which is less than 15 minutes from the scene.
An air ambulance was seen in a nearby car park and people in the area said local Whatsapp groups told neighbours to 'lock your windows and doors', the Liverpool Echo reported. Read More Masked man is seen minutes before two kids died in Southport bloodbath: House later raided by cops Alongside them are messages - including 'fly high with angels little ones', Hits Radio News reports.
There are thought to have been around 25 children aged between six and 11 taking part in the workshop for schoolkids in years two through to six when the horrific attack took place. As the nation reeled from the senseless violence, the attack was branded 'utterly horrific' by King Charles and 'horrendous and deeply shocking' by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
'It is understood that the children were attending a Taylor Swift event at a dance hall when the offender, armed with a knife, walked into the premises and started to attack the children inside. He told The Sun: 'She was in the toilet, shut the door and locked it with one of the kids. The other got some kids to the fire exit.'
It has also emerged that businessman Jonathan Hayes tried to disarm the knifeman after hearing screams from his office.His wife Helen, 57, said he tried to put himself between the knifeman and the children, adding to The Telegraph: 'Our office is in the same building as the dance studio, he heard screams and went outside, saw the attacker, saw that he had hurt a child and tried to take the knife off him and got stabbed in the leg.
The force said that the incident was not being treated as 'terror-related' and that they are 'not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident'.The community has been rocked by the rampage which left two children dead and nine others injured The Prime Minister also offered his condolences to the victims and their families and friends, saying 'the whole country is deeply shocked'.
Police also cordoned off a street with officers stationed outside a house about four miles from the stabbing incident. 'They let her into the cordon and she ran down and all she could hear was screaming and crying, saying, ''That's my child! That's my child!'''Forensic officers attend the scene of a multiple stabbing attackThe area has been rocked by the tragedy, with children among those dead and injured
He said: 'She was screaming 'my daughter's been stabbed'. The woman was in hysterics. Then two police cars rushed up the street the other way. 'We believe that the adults who were injured were trying to protect the children at the time they were attacked. 'You can contact Victim Care Merseyside for help whether you have reported a crime to the police or not by calling Freephone 0808 175 3080 on weekdays between 8am and 6pm or request support online at any time at www.victimcaremerseyside.org.''When I got back up the street there were a couple of kids on the floor being seen to by paramedics and, as I came back, more police cars were going down and more ambulances gradually started to arrive.
They said: 'There were probably 25 children there because that's the max we have there and they had reached the max. He later told BBC 5Live that he was first aware of a commotion because a young man in a face mask was refusing to pay for a taxi fare. 'It's chocka. It's all cordoned off, police cars at every junction. Parents are stood outside waiting.'
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