Parents of Southport stabbings victims pay tribute to daughters - and describe moment they were told 'something awful has happened' The parents of two of the girls murdered at a dance class in Southport have spoken of the moment they were told "something awful has happened" to their children.
Describing the moment she dropped her daughter off at the two-hour workshop at Hart Space studio, Jenni Stancombe said she watched her daughter run inside, excited to show her friend her newly pierced ears.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, the parents of Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe paid tribute to their daughters, while recalling what happened on 29 July 2024.
Axel Rudakubana was jailed in January for a minimum term of 52 years after he pleaded guilty to murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe, six, and Elsie, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
He was given 13 life sentences, with Mr Justice Goose saying the killings had caused "shock and revulsion" around the nation and said it was "highly likely" he would never be released.
