Southport stabbing: victims named as Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9

30 July 2024 , 15:50

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The victims in Southport have been named as, from left, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, Bebe King, 6 and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9 Photograph: Merseyside Police handout

Three children killed in Southport attack named by police

The three girls killed in Southport have been named by Merseyside police as Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9.

“Their families, who are being supported by specialist officers, have issued photographs and have asked that their privacy is respected at this time,” the force said in a statement.

Bebe King’s family have shared the following tribute: “No words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as we try to deal with the loss of our little girl Bebe.”

The family of Alice Dasilva Aguiar paid this tribute: “Keep smiling and dancing like you love to do our Princess, like we said before to you, you’re always our princess and no one would change that. Love from Your Hero Daddy and Mummy.”

Merseyside Police have named and pictured the three girls killed in the stabbing in Southport as six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar.

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Elizabeth Baker