Southport attack yoga teacher says she had to survive to save the children

Southport attack yoga teacher says she had to survive to save the children
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Southport attack yoga teacher says she had to survive to save the children
Author: John Besley
Published: Feb, 24 2025 07:09

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In an interview with the BBC’s Panorama, Ms Lucas told the programme how she was able to get herself and several children out of the room, despite suffering stab wounds to her spine, head, ribs, lung and shoulder blade.

Fourteen-year-old Sarah – a fellow survivor whose identity is protected by a court order – also spoke to the programme, telling the BBC of how she managed to fight through serious injury to lead several of the children to safety.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed class in the Merseyside town in July last year, when he was 17.

A yoga teacher who was attacked in the Southport stabbings has said she felt she had to survive in order to save the children in her class, despite being stabbed five times.

After managing to escape the building, Ms Lucas said she urged people on the street to rescue the girls.

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