The mother of a nine-year-old girl stabbed in the Southport attack has paid tribute to her daughter and to the local community, who have supported their family in the wake of the deadly stabbings.
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, was killed alongside Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class by Axel Rudakubana on 29 July last year.