The three girls who were tragically killed in a knife attack in the northwest English town of Southport have been named.
They are Bebe King aged six, Elsie Dot Stancombe aged seven and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, aged nine.
The girls were attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on Monday when a teenage suspect entered the premises and started to attack the children.
Nine children suffered stab wounds. Six of the injured children were said to be in critical condition and the attack also left two adults in critical condition. One of the children was Alice Dasilva Aguiar, who passed away in hospital yesterday morning.
A 17-year-old minor was arrested at the scene of the attack on “suspicion of murder and attempted murder.”
Photographs of the three victims were shared by their families yesterday, showing the girls beaming with joy at various occasions.
Bebe King’s family have shared the following tribute: “No words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as try to deal with the loss of our little girl Bebe.”
The family of Alice Dasilva Aguiar paid this tribute: “Keep smiling and dancing like you love to do our Princess, like we said before to you, you’re always our princess and no one would change that. Love from Your Hero Daddy and Mummy.”