Southport knife attack: Hundreds attend peaceful vigil for girls killed in stabbing

Hundreds of people have attended a peaceful vigil in Southport a week on from the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar. Children blew bubbles and others left flowers and heart-shaped balloons on Monday evening in remembrance of the victims of the stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. Hundreds of bubbles were donated by local shops, arcades, charities and families of the victims, the event’s organiser said. Teddy bears and toys were among the other gifts left in memory of the victims at the “Swifties Bubble Blow – Kisses To Heaven” event. Many of the children at the vigil were dressed in pink, with some leaving chalk messages on the pavement in front of The Atkinson arts centre in Southport town centre. Event organiser Kylie Clift said: “I organised this event as I feel a great importance in our children being able to grieve too. “They can express so much emotion through fun yet sensitive activities, like bubble blowing. “I have been donated hundreds of bubbles from various local shops, arcades, charities and even from families of the victims themselves. “There will be time to take a moment and remember those we’ve lost and those who still continue to fight. Daily Record Homepage: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook: facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Daily Record IG: instagram.com/scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Twitter: twitter.com/Daily_Record Daily Record Newsletters: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre… Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/join-dail… You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #southport #vigil

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