Mum of girl killed at Taylor Swift dance class reveals harrowing phonecall
Elsie Dot Stancombe's mum, Jenni, was told "something awful has happened".
A mum of one of the girls killed in the Southport stabbings has relived the devastating moment when she was told "something awful happened" at the dance studio.
Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were stabbed to death by Axel Rudakubana, 18, on July 29. The three schoolgirls had gone to a Taylor Swift-themed dance class when the attack took place on July 29.
The parents of the children have spoken of their grief and how they found out about the tragedy. Elsieâs mum, Jenni, told how her husband David dropped her off at the event at 10am.
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Bebe King (Image: MERSEYSIDE POLICE/AFP via Getty)The plan was for Elsie to be picked up by the mother of a friend, and she would go and play with her pal until 3pm. She remembers taking her to the stairs of the studio where she was met by the dance class leader Leanne Lucas and then Elsie ran off to where the other children were sitting in a circle.
Jenni told The Sunday Times: âShe was a Swiftie through and through. I watched her sit down and waved her off and I left her.â
The mum said she found out about the tragedy around midday when she got a call from another mother.
She said: âSomething awful has happened. Somebodyâs stabbed the kids. I said, âWhat do you mean?â She went, âItâs really bad. You need to get here.â â
Jenni and David dashed down to the dance studio.
A floral tribute to Elsie (Image: PA)âI just ran. I left the whole house open and got in the car. Itâs a five-minute drive from ours and we must have got there in a minute. We kept our hands on the horn, going faster and faster, jumping every red light on the road, we were on the other side of the road, people throwing their hands up to us.
"I just didnât care, I just kept whacking the horn. We got there and just deserted the car in the middle of the road and just ran. And by that point police started trying to push people back.â They both tried to get into the dance studio but they were being pushed back by the police.
Jenni said: âThe police just lifted David off his feet and said, âYouâre not getting in there, mateâ.â They ran off in different directions, searching for Elsie. âYou knew when you got there how bad it was,â David added. âNo human being should ever have to witness what we witnessed on that day.â
Gradually the full extent of the tragedy emerged and the attacker was revealed as Rudakubana. He was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years following the ramage. He also attempted to murder eight other children, who cannot be named for legal reasons, as well as class instructor Ms Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
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