Taylor Swift ‘In Shock’ After Stabbings at Swift-Themed Event in UK
Singer Taylor Swift is “in “shock” after a mass stabbing that killed three children at an event to celebrate her music. The incident happened Monday at a Swift-themed event at a property in Southport, a seaside town…
Singer Taylor Swift is “in “shock” after a mass stabbing that killed three children at an event to celebrate her music.
The incident happened Monday at a Swift-themed event at a property in Southport, a seaside town about 20 miles north of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom, per ABC News.
Officers responded just before noon, according to Merseyside police.
Three girls died as a result of the attack.
Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, were killed. Nine other children and two adults were injured, Merseyside police said.
Those injured remained in critical condition Tuesday, police said.
“We believe that the adults who were injured were bravely trying to protect the children who were being attacked,” Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said Monday.
The motive for the attack is not clear, Kennedy said.
A flyer for the two-hour event referred to the event as a “Taylor Swift Yoga and Dance Workshop.” It was open for children between 6 and 11 years old, according to the organizer’s Instagram.