‘Act of a coward’ – mother of Southport victim’s words for daughter’s killer

Elsie Dot Stancombe was one of three children killed at the dance class in Southport (Paul Currie/PA) - (PA Wire)

The mother of a Southport murder victim has said her daughter’s killer was “cruel and pure evil” and that his attack was “the act of a coward”.

Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, was one of three girls murdered by Axel Rudakubana at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the Hart Space on a small business park in the seaside town shortly before midday on July 29 last year.