They were in the road, running from the nursery,
They had been stabbed, here, here, here, everywhere,
I cannot even imagine the untold pain and heartache they are facing. My thoughts are also with all those who suffered injuries and who have been affected by this harrowing incident,
Our region will be heartbroken that more young lives have been lost at the hands of violence and more have suffered serious injuries, and I share local people's deep concern and anguish,
The identity of a child aged between 10 and 17 charged with a crime will not be disclosed outside the court,
The events today are just truly awful, and I know the whole country is deeply shocked at what they've seen and what they've heard,
It's not what you expect to see in Southport."
We can confirm that the trust has declared a major incident."
We believe that the adults who were injured were bravely trying to protect the children,
My thoughts are with all those affected. I would like to thank the police and emergency services for their swift response,
We can also confirm that the incident is not currently being treated as terror-related and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident,
Her parents were running after her. It was horrendous. I’ve never seen anything like it,
I am hoping for the best possible outcomes to the casualties affected,
She [the daughter] come out saying ‘mum I’ve been stabbed, I’ve been stabbed’,
I heard her shouting ‘my daughter has been stabbed’, begging for help. She was trying to flag down the police,
When he [the attacker] came in here you wouldn’t have known that he had anything on him or any intent to do anything like that, but that’s probably why he didn’t carry on the confrontation with us – because he knew what he was going to do”.
You need to get ambulances here now. We need police. We need armed police. There’s a kid dying here on the floor”.
They looked white-washed. Shocked. Parents as well,
She was desperate for help,
I know it’s a small village but we don’t know anything about it,