Mother of girl killed in Southport attack got phone call from another mum which changed their lives

Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, was stabbed to decease successful Southport on with Bebe King and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, and her mum Jenni has present told however she recovered retired astir the tragedy

A mum of 1 of the girls killed successful the Southport attack has told however she recovered retired “something atrocious happened” astatine the creation studio.

Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were stabbed to death by Axel Rudakubana, 18, connected July 29. The 3 had gone to a Taylor Swift-themed children’s vacation nine erstwhile the weapon rampage took spot connected July 29. Emergency services descended connected Hart Street successful the municipality and a section nonmigratory described the country arsenic being similar a “horror movie” pursuing the onslaught astatine astir 11.50am.

And present the parents of the children person spoken of their grief and however they recovered retired astir the tragedy. “She was a Swiftie done and through,” Elsie’s mum Jenni said and she told however her hubby David dropped her disconnected astatine the lawsuit astatine 10am.

And the program was for Elsie to beryllium picked up by the parent of a friend, and she would spell and play with her pal until 3pm. She remembers taking her to the stairs of the workplace wherever she was met by the creation people person Leanne Lucas and past Elsie ran disconnected to to wherever the different children were sitting successful a circle.

“I watched her beryllium down and waved her disconnected and I near her.” Jenni told The Times and past she recovered retired astir midday of the tragedy. Jenni got a telephone from the different mother. “Something atrocious has happened. Somebody’s stabbed the kids,” she said. “I said, ‘What bash you mean?’.” Jenni says. “She went, ‘It’s truly bad. You request to get here.’ ” Jenni and David dashed down to the creation studio.

“I conscionable ran. I near the full location unfastened and got successful the car. It’s a five-minute thrust from ours and we indispensable person got determination successful a minute. We kept our hands connected the horn, going faster and faster, jumping each reddish airy connected the road, we were connected the different broadside of the road, radical throwing their hands up to us.

"I conscionable didn’t care, I conscionable kept whacking the horn. We got determination and conscionable deserted the car successful the mediate of the roadworthy and conscionable ran. And by that constituent constabulary started trying to propulsion radical back.” They some tried to get into the creation workplace but they were being pushed backmost by the police.

Jenni said: “The constabulary conscionable lifted David disconnected his feet and said, ‘You’re not getting successful there, mate’.” They ran disconnected successful antithetic directions, searching for Elsie. “You knew erstwhile you got determination however atrocious it was,” David added. “No quality being should ever person to witnesser what we witnessed connected that day.”

Gradually the afloat grade of the calamity emerged and the attacker was revealed arsenic Rudakubana. He was fixed a beingness condemnation with a minimum word of 52 years pursuing the ramage. He besides attempted to execution 8 different children, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, arsenic good arsenic people teacher Ms Lucas and businessman John Hayes.