passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a knife attack in Southport yesterday morning,” Merseyside Police stated in a sorrowful statement.
The statement went on, “The nine-year-old girl passed away in the hospital in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday, July 30.” “It is confirmed that the youngsters that passed away yesterday were six and seven-year-old girls.
“Five of the eight further youngsters who were stabbed during the incident are in serious condition. Following their injuries during the event, two individuals are also in serious condition,” they said.
Taylor Swift responded to the tragedy on her own Instagram, saying that it had left her in a state of “shock.”
Swift said on her Instagram Stories, “The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock.”