In full: Police confirm two children died in stabbing at Southport dance class

Two children have died and nine are injured after a knife attack at a children’s dance class, police have confirmed. Six of the children are critically injured, and two adults have also been hurt. Armed police and paramedics were called to the Hart Space Studios in Southport, Merseyside, following reports of “multiple stabbings” at 11:50am on Monday. Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy told a press conference the children were attending a Taylor Swift event at a dance school when a 17-year-old with a knife walked in and started to attack. Read the full story here: #southport #stabbing