17-year-old charged with murder over Southport attack

A 17-year-old has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a knife attack at a dance class in Southport.

The male teenager has been charged with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder.

Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar died after the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed class in the Merseyside town on Monday.

Eight other children and two adults who were at the event in the Hart Space community centre were also injured, with several still in a critical condition.

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