Two children killed in stabbing at Taylor Swift event

A tragedy has occurred in England.

Two children died and nine others were injured – six of them in critical condition – in a knife attack on July 29 near a Taylor SwiftDance workshop in Southport, a coastal town in the north-west of the country, Chief Constable of Merseyside Serena Kennedy confirmed during a press conference.

Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the attack, who is currently in police custody where he is being questioned about the incident, officers said earlier in a statement posted on social media. They added: “We can also confirm that the incident is not currently being treated as a terrorist-related incident and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.”

The North West Ambulance Service confirmed via X (formerly Twitter) that it had “treated eight patients with stab injuries who were taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby Hospital.”

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital also spoke of a “serious incident” in a press release dated July 29.