The adult survivors of the Southport attack have been subjected to “vile abuse” on social media, the public inquiry has heard.
Dance teachers Leanne Lucas and Heidi Liddle, who ran the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year, and Jonathan Hayes, who was working in the office next door, showed “remarkable bravery” in response to the atrocity, their legal representative Pete Weatherby KC said in an opening statement at Liverpool Town Hall on Wednesday.
