Police Identify 3 Girls Killed in Stabbing Rampage at UK Dance Class

Published on July 31, 2024

LONDON—Three young girls killed in a stabbing rampage at a dance and yoga class in northwestern England were identified Tuesday as police questioned the 17-year-old suspect arrested in the attack that wounded 10 others. Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, died early Tuesday from her injuries, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6, died Monday, police said. “Keep smiling and dancing like you love to do our princess,” Aguiar’s parents said in a statement released by police. “Like we said before to you, you’re always our princess and no one would change that.” King’s family said no words could describe their devastation at the loss “of our little girl Bebe.”...

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