What she did was incredible, says instructor who came face to face with Southport killer THE fitness trainer who risked his life to help children in the Southport knife attack last night insisted yoga teacher Leanne Lucas was the “real hero”.
Joel, who spent hours giving police a video interview in the days after the attack to help the prosecution case, said: “I was really happy that he pleaded guilty so the families didn’t have to go through a full court case.
Joel and fellow window cleaner Marcin Tyjon — who Joel calls Martin — were doing their rounds on July 29 when they spotted bloodied Leanne slumped against a car outside the Hart Space venue.
Joel also paid tribute to Leanne’s colleague Heidi Liddle, who tried to pull her clear from Rudakubana.
Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar died.
