Two children injured in Southport stabbing attack discharged from hospital while five others in stable condition
Floral tributes on the junction of Tithebarn Road and Hart Street in Southport
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Two children injured in the stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on Monday have been discharged from hospital.
In a statement, a spokesperson from Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust said: "We are delighted that two of the children involved in Monday’s awful incident have now been discharged.
"We continue to treat five children involved in the devastating incident in Southport on Monday, including one recently transferred to us from Aintree University Hospital.
"All the children in our care are currently in a stable condition. Out heartfelt sympathies remain with all those affected by Monday’s incident. We will not be providing any further information.”
Floral tributes on the junction of Tithebarn Road and Hart Street in Southport
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Alder Hey Hospital confirmed the news
GettyFormer England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard has donated £10,000 to the victims of the stabbings.
The former Reds captain’s donation to the Southport Dance Group Emergency Fund GoFundMe page follows another £10,000 pledge by former Everton star Anthony Gordon, now of Newcastle United.
The Merseyside footballers’ donations mean over £69,000 has now been raised on the page, which was launched “on behalf of preschool dance companies in the UK” and is pledged to go directly to families affected by Monday’s attack.
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were fatally stabbed on Monday when a knifeman entered the dance class on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside. Eight other children suffered knife wounds, while two adults were also critically hurt.
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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has donated £10,000 to the fundraiser
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A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of three girls who were stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
The teenager, from Banks in Lancashire, appeared in the dock at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.
The boy was charged with the attempted murder of two adults, yoga class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes, as well as the attempted murder of the eight children who cannot be named for legal reasons.
He was remanded into youth detention accommodation and will appear at Liverpool Crown Court later today.
A prison van escorted by multiple police vehicles arrives at Liverpool Magistrates' Court where a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared charged with three counts of murder
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The teenager was brought into court at 10.21am, wearing a baggy grey tracksuit and black slippers. He looked at the row of reporters sat behind the glass dock and smiled before he was asked to sit down.
The teenager used his left hand to pull his sweatshirt over his face above his nose and kept his head low during the five-minute hearing, in which he did not speak.
The hearing dealt largely with administrative legal matters ahead of his appearance before another judge later on Thursday. None of the families of either the victims or defendant were in court for the brief hearing.