Two children die and nine injured after ‘ferocious’ knife attack in Southport

The taped-off scene as police and forensic science officers attend the scene of the attack. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Two children have died and nine have been injured, six critically, after a series of stabbings at a children’s dance class in Southport on Monday.

Two adults are also in critical condition after what police described as a “ferocious attack”.