Jenni Stancombe, 35, who said her daughter “didn’t know bad”, said: “If somebody’s made a decision that’s resulted in an element of failure then there needs to be accountability for that and I believe the announcement of the inquiry will do that and it will hold people to account for some of the decisions they’ve made.”.
Southport families call for inquiry to bring accountability The families of two girls killed in the Southport stabbings have called for a public inquiry to bring accountability and said they hope other children can be protected.
Mrs Stancombe said the family had met singer Swift and her family weeks after the attack at her Wembley show and shown her pictures of Elsie, which she asked to keep.
Mrs Stancombe said: “So many times where we have said we’ll never feel true happiness again, ever.
In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, the parents of Elsie Stancombe, seven, and six-year-old Bebe King spoke about their memories of the girls who, along with nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, were murdered by Axel Rudakubana at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year.
