A teacher at a community hub where three schoolgirls were stabbed to death has branded the wave of far-right riots an ’embarrassment to the human race’.
The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, called the disorder following the stabbings at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club, in Southport, Merseyside, ‘terrible’.
Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, died following the frenzied attack at The Hart Space on July 29.
And a teacher at the venue said those involved in the carnage across Britain over the weekend were taking away from the bereavement process ‘just to fuel their anger’.
The teacher added that hero Leanne Lucas, 35, who was injured trying to protect children from the ‘ferocious’ rampage, was doing ‘ok’ after being admitted to hospital.
She said: ‘It’s terrible, they’re taking away all the bereavement of the children, just to fuel their anger.
Floral tributes by the side of the road near The Hart Space in Southport, where locals flocked to share their sympathy after the tragedy last week
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, aged nine, was one of three children killed by a knifeman at a Taylor-Swift themed dance class in Southport
Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged seven, was also fatally wounded in the attack which shocked the nation
Bebe King, aged six, was also killed in the attack. A suspect, 17, has appeared in court charged with three murders
A person leaves flowers near the scene in Hart Street, Southport, where the event took place
‘We can look after ourselves, we don’t need anybody to fight for us. It’s just not fair.
‘God knows what the families of the children who were directly involved must think when they see it.
‘It’s terrible. It’s embarrassing to the human race.’
She added: ‘Leanne is doing ok.’
The teacher said the people of Southport were now trying to ‘heal’ following the terrible tragedy.
She went on: ‘I think there is definitely a healing process going on because it feels much more peaceful than everywhere else in the UK, and there’s so many things been organized, especially for children.
‘It’s hard, but the community has been absolutely amazing.’
But she said local kids were being affected by the ongoing unrest – and were now ‘petrified’ to leave their homes.
She said: ‘The children have been through Covid and now because of all these flipping protesters, now they’ve lost their independence again – especially the kids in Southport as they’re petrified.
Leanne Lucas, who bravely helped protect the children, is said to be ‘okay’ after being injured in the rampage
Emergency services and forensics officers at the scene of the stabbing
A little girl is helped as she takes flowers to leave with the line of floral tributes
Police officers near the scene in Hart Street, Southport, following the stabbing
Axel Rudakubana (pictured as a child) is charged with murdering three little girls and harming 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class with a ‘curved kitchen knife’
Court artist drawing of Rudakubana covering his face as he appeared in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court last week
‘They are petrified of going out, and now there are no clubs going on in Southport, the kids have got nothing to do. It’s awful. They are just ruining it for everybody.’
Eight other children suffered stab wounds during the incident, along with teachers Ms Lucas and Heidi Liddle, 35, who bravely tried to protect them
Suspect Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 17, has since appeared in court charged with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder.
However, in the period since his arrest, misinformation swirled on social media, which led to a violent far-right riot taking place in Southport the following day.
Police said more than 50 officers were injured in the mass disorder, which later spread to other regions of the country.
And a wave of carnage then unfolded in areas such as Manchester, Bolton, Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Blackpool and Belfast over the weekend.
Migrant hotels were also targeted in Tamworth and Rotherham on Sunday – with bins and generators set alight and officers left injured.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said those involved in the disorder would ‘regret’ taking part and face the ‘full force of the law.’
