Attacker in Britain kills two kids, others are in severe situation – ČT24 – Czech Tv

Two kids die in knife assault in Southport, UK. Six others are in hospital in severe situation, as are two adults. Three different kids have been additionally injured, bringing the overall variety of folks injured to eleven, introduced the top of the Merseyside Police Pressure, Serena Kennedy. The suspect within the assault is a 17-year-old man from Cardiff, who’s underneath the management of the police. The reason being not but identified, because the authorities aren’t investigating the act of terrorism.

In keeping with Kennedy, the person attacked within the constructing of the dance faculty, the place kids have been gathered for an occasion impressed by the singer Taylor Swift.

“We consider that the adults who did the hurt made a valiant effort to guard the kids who have been attacked. As a mom and grandmother, I can’t think about the ache that the households of the victims are going by proper now. I wish to specific my deepest and most honest condolences to them,” Kennedy stated.

The attacker was arrested

The top of the native police additionally confirmed that, though the motive of the attacker continues to be unknown, investigators aren’t treating the case as a terrorist assault at the moment. “The investigation is within the early phases,” Kennedy stated. Nevertheless, she stated the younger man is suspected of homicide and tried homicide.

The police and different emergency providers representatives didn’t take questions from journalists on the press convention. Earlier reviews point out that the injured are receiving care from docs in three completely different hospitals.

In keeping with witnesses, the abusive attacker, armed with a knife, arrived on the scene of the crime in a taxi. The motive force refused to pay and fled to the dance faculty constructing. One of many residents of the world and an oblique witness to the assault, Naked Varathan, informed reporters that “the kids have been about ten years outdated”. He stated he first heard a girl screaming that “her daughter had been stabbed” and minutes later he noticed two police vehicles working down Hart Road, the place he lives. Regularly, extra police vehicles and an ambulance started to reach.

The attacker was arrested by armed law enforcement officials, the BBC wrote. It’s unclear how a lot time handed between the assault and the arrest, and whether or not the person fought again. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Dwelling Secretary Yvette Cooper expressed their condolences to the victims and thanked the emergency providers.