Southport stabbing latest: Two children dead and nine injured in ...
30 Jul 2024
BBC News
A 17-year-old male is arrested over "ferocious attack" at Taylor Swift-themed event, with six of the injured children in critical condition.
Worker describes panic as police issued alertpublished at 18:23 29 July18:23 29 July
Emma PengellyBBC News
Emma Longman, who works at a nearby supported living accommodation, describes feeling "panicked" after her workplace received a "safeguarding alert" from police following the attack.
She and her colleagues closed windows and blinds and secured the back gate, she says.
"[Initially] we didn’t know what was going on," she says.
"We could hear the police outside, we thought maybe it was a road accident.
"The son of one of our support workers was in a different holiday club, she got a phone call saying to go and pick him up.
"I felt really panicked, we didn't know what was going on. Everyone was a bit on edge and scared.
"When we found out it was a stabbing we thought ‘oh my god, are they still out there?’"