Third child dies after knife attack at dance studio

A third child has died after a knife attack at a dance studio on Merseyside in which two other children were killed.

The nine-year-old girl died in hospital early on Tuesday morning after the stabbing on Hart Street in Southport on Monday. Five other children and two adults remain in a critical condition.

Merseyside Police said the other two children who died were aged six and seven.

A 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following the attack at the Taylor Swift themed event remains in police custody, the force said.

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