Southport stabbing: What we know so far

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00:00Dozens of floral tributes have been left for 11 children and two adults after a

00:04knife attack in Southport on Monday. The children were at a Taylor Swift themed

00:09dance workshop at a summer holiday club. At around 11.50 a.m. police were called

00:14to a property on Hart Street to report of a stabbing. When officers arrived they

00:19were shocked to find multiple people, many of whom were children, had been

00:23subjected to a ferocious attack and had suffered serious injuries. It's thought

00:29children were in attendance when the attack was carried out. It's believed

00:33that the adults who were injured were trying to protect the children at the

00:36time. Armed officers, 13 ambulances and four air ambulances were dispatched to

00:42the scene and a huge police cordon has been put in place. Northwest Ambulance

00:46Service said its paramedics had rushed victims to Alder Hey Children's Hospital

00:50in Liverpool which had itself declared a major incident. Others were taken to the

00:55Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Aintree University Hospital and Southport

00:59and Thornby Hospital. A 17 year old male from Banks in Lancashire who was born in

01:04Cardiff has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and has

01:09been taken to a police station where he has been interviewed by detectives. This

01:14incident is not currently being treated as terror related and police are not

01:18looking for anyone else in connection with it. Merseyside police have warned

01:22that a name has been shared on social media in connection with the suspect in

01:27the incident in Southport. This name is incorrect and people are urged not to

01:31speculate on details of the incident whilst the investigation is ongoing.

01:35Sefton Council have announced the availability of mental health provision

01:39for anyone who needs it. The local authorities said Lineker Street

01:43Family Wellbeing Centre is open for members of the community to get support.

01:47Residents will have access to mental health and talking therapy teams on site.

01:52Merseyside Police's specialist family liaison officers are providing support

01:56to the families at this terrible time.