The Police questioned a suspect on Tuesday and continued their investigation to understand what motivated a 17-year-old boy to attack some children in a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class, leaving two dead and several in critical condition. .
A total of nine children y of adults they turned out wounded in it attack in Southport, in the northwest of England. Both the adults and six of the children were in critical condition in local hospitals.
“We believe that the adults that turned out injuredyes they were bravely trying to protect children that they were being attacked,” said Merseyside Police Chief Serena Kennedy.
The neighbors left flowers and stuffed animals in tribute at a police cordon on the street lined with brick houses in the coastal resort near Liverpool (nicknamed “sunny Southport”), whose beach and pier attract tourists from all over the northwest of England.
Investigators rule out any relationship with terrorism
Witnesses described “horror movie” scenes as bloodied children fled the attack shortly before midday on Monday. He suspicious was arrested shortly after on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. Police said he was born in Cardiff, Wales, and that he had lived for years in a village about 5 kilometers from Southport. He has not yet been charged.
Police said detectives they are not treating the attack of Monday as something related to terrorism and? They are not looking for other suspects.. It is the latest shocking attack in a country where a recent rise in knife crime has stoked anxiety and prompted calls for the Government to do more to crack down on knives.
Taylor Swift reacts to tragedy
The attack occurred during a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance workshop For children between 6 and 11 years old. After hearing the news, the American singer He declared on his Instagram account that he was “completely shocked” for “the horror” of the attack.
