- All children treated after stabbings discharged safely
- Vigil held to honor the victims in Southport
- Suspect’s trial set for January 20 next year
Alder Hey has stated that all of the children treated following the stabbings in Southport have been discharged. One week after the victims’ deaths, hundreds gathered in the town to remember them.
According to the children’s hospital, all of the children under Alder Hey’s care following last Monday’s incident in Southport have been “safely discharged home.
On Monday, July 29, three children died as a consequence of an attack at The Hart Space community centre: six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar.
Five more children were critically hurt as a result of the attack, and three were characterised as injured, although their specific circumstances are unknown.
They were treated in hospitals in Liverpool and Manchester, and two adults who were attempting to protect children were also hurt.
On Tuesday, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool said it was “really pleased” to announce that children “who were under our care have now been safely discharged from Alder Hey.
They said we wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped respond to the incident or care for individuals affected, particularly our colleagues in the NHS, Merseyside Police, and North West Ambulance Service.
“We’d also like to thank everyone who offered well wishes to Alder Hey and the families involved.
Our heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone affected by last week’s awful events.
A week after the stabbings on Monday, hundreds of people held a peaceful vigil in Southport, where children blew bubbles, and others left flowers and heart-shaped balloons.
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According to the event organiser, local stores, arcades, charities, and victims’ relatives all donated a large number of bubbles.
Teddy bears and toys were among the various items donated in memory of the victims at the “Swifties Bubble Blow – Kisses To Heaven” event.
Many of the youngsters at the vigil wore pink, and some left chalk inscriptions on the sidewalk in front of The Atkinson Arts Centre in Southport town centre.
Axel Rudakubana, who will turn 18 on Wednesday, is accused of the stabbings.
Despite being under the age of 18, Judge Andrew Menary KC relaxed the reporting limitations that had blocked Rudakubana’s naming on Thursday.
He stated that this was required to prevent the spread of “misinformation” after a bogus name published online caused disruption and violence on the streets of Southport.
Rudakubana’s plea and trial preparation hearing has been scheduled for October 25 at Liverpool Crown Court. The provisional trial date is January 20 next year, and it will last six weeks.
