How Southport’s community came together in wake of dance class triple murder

A family looks at flowers and tributes outside the Atkinson Art Centre Southport for the three girls who died in a knife attack on July 29 (Paul Currie/PA) - (PA Wire)

A seaside community in Merseyside was left in complete shock after three young girls were killed while attending a local dance class.

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine; Bebe King, six; and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven; died following the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed class in The Hart Space on a small business park in Southport shortly before midday on July 29 last year.