UK- Major incident declared in Southport after multiple stabbings, 29 July 2024

[Parker Knoll]

Walking around on a really hot day in a face mask and hoodie pulled up then kicking off with the taxi driver ?
He literally did not give a toss how much attention he drew prior to this attack.
JMO

 

[Grouse]

"He walked into the studio through the front door, which was unlocked for fire safety reasons."

Taxi picked up alleged attacker 20 minutes before horror stabbing

 

[JennieM]

The woman/girl who was running the dance class, does anyone know how old she is?

35

 

[Skigh]

Southport latest: Flares thrown towards Downing Street gates as protesters clash with police after Southport riot

As the situation in Southport remains tense after violence last night, police are dealing with another protest outside Downing Street. It follows false reports that the suspect in Monday's knife attack was an asylum seeker.

news.sky.com

 

[Skigh]

Protesters wearing tops with Southport victims faces descend on London

Police were forced to put on riot gear after chanting activists threw cans and launched flares outside Downing Street as tensions continue to grow following the stabbing frenzy in Southport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[elliefant]

If they were intended to be peaceful protests I’m sure it wouldn’t be virtually impossible to find a single female protester in their number.

 

[Inthedetails]

"A neighbour,
who did not want to be named said they would often
'hear singing'
from the house of the alleged attacker,
which remains behind a cordon.

They said:
'It's a massive, massive shock.
He [the alleged attacker]
would come in from school and be singing.

He never went out,
we never saw them.
We [never really] spoke to them more than to say hello
in seven years and then this'.

The neighbours said the family were heavily involved with a local church,
and described the suspect as
a 'quiet choir boy'
who they would often hear singing."

Taxi picked up alleged attacker 20 minutes before horror stabbing

Speaking exclusively to the Liverpool ECHO a neighbour told how police were forced to barricade residents in during the riots

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

I wonder what he sang at home? Church music? Taylor Swift songs? I don't know what he sang, but now we know music was part of his life. I'm still thinking at least part of his motivation had to do with Taylor Swift and/or her fan base.

jmo

edited to correct misspelling of Taylor Swift's name!

 

[Dotta]

Dbm

 

[Inthedetails]

Protesters wearing tops with Southport victims faces descend on London

Police were forced to put on riot gear after chanting activists threw cans and launched flares outside Downing Street as tensions continue to grow following the stabbing frenzy in Southport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

What?! A SECOND night of this?!?!?

jmo

 

[Alyce]

More footage of suspect plus short news report

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-07-31/cctv-shows-southport-stabbings-suspect-in-the-hour-before-attack

 

[JennieM]

Bottles and cans thrown at Met officers wearing helmets
20:46

Over the last hour or so we've been following a planned protest in central London, which you can catch up on in our last few posts.

Bottles and cans have been thrown at police – many wearing helmets – and chanting has included phrases such as "stop the boats".

We've also spotted some attendees – via a live stream of the event – being led away by police but the Metropolitan Police has so far not released any details of arrests being made.

The Met's statement from earlier today said a condition placed on the protest was that it must conclude by 20:30 BST. As it stands, the action is ongoing.

We'll bring you any other updates as we get them.



Demonstration attendees shout 'this is England now'
20:22

Ellie Price
Reporting from Whitehall

Police have extended a cordon around Whitehall, near Downing Street.

Police lines start around the cenotaph and officers are now pushing protesters down the road.

I’ve seen people shouting “this is England now” and insulting Islam. I’ve also heard glasses being thrown. There are plenty of people chanting.

Numbers seem to be in the tens but it’s difficult to tell who wants to protest and who is just here to watch. There's a police helicopter hovering above.



Protest under way near Downing Street
19:34

We're following a protest that's under way near Downing Street, which the Metropolitan Police say is being badged 'Enough is Enough'.

It comes a day after riots broke out in Southport following a stabbing attack in the town on Monday, in which three children were killed.

In footage from the scene, protesters can be heard chanting "save our kids" and "Rule Britannia". Flares have also been thrown towards the gates of Downing Street.
In a statement released earlier, the Met said officers will be deployed to the area to ensure the demonstration is "carried out lawfully".

Superintendent Neil Holyoak, leading tonight’s policing operation, earlier said he urges "everyone to exercise their right to protest calmly and within the law. Any disorder will be dealt with swiftly".

Southport stabbing latest: Yoga teacher injured while 'shielding girls' in Southport attack recovering, family tells BBC

The family of Leanne Lucas, who ran the Taylor Swift-themed dance class, say she acted like a "hero" during the attack, in which three children were killed.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Police remove remaining protesters one-by-one

21:15

We're looking at the live images from the protest in London, where the march appears to be dispersing relatively calmly.

Police officers are leading people away one by one, but no major clashes are look to be breaking out at the moment.

Some protesters appear to be objecting to being asked to move, leading to some minor scuffles – including some being wrestled to the ground by officers in riot gear.

As a reminder, the Metropolitan Police imposed a condition on this protest which required them to leave the area at 20:30 BST.

Southport stabbing latest: Yoga teacher injured while 'shielding girls' in Southport attack recovering, family tells BBC

The family of Leanne Lucas, who ran the Taylor Swift-themed dance class, say she acted like a "hero" during the attack, in which three children were killed.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Thugs throw bottles at police and launch flares onto Winston Churchill statue in second night of violence over death of three girls in Southport after ugly riots outside mosque left dozens of officers injured

Protesters wearing tops with Southport victims faces descend on London

Police were forced to put on riot gear after chanting activists threw cans and launched flares outside Downing Street as tensions continue to grow following the stabbing frenzy in Southport.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

Southport police brace for more violence from far-right ‘hooligans’

Chief constable expects protests from group reportedly linked to English Defence League to last into next week

[…] the chief constable of Merseyside, Serena Kennedy, warned they had intelligence that suggested a risk of further violence in the days ahead. Speaking on a walkabout with reporters in Southport, she said: “We absolutely have sufficient resources here to deal with the intelligence that we’re receiving about potential further protests this evening and potentially into the weekend. We are planning now for the next 24 hours, but also into the weekend and into next week.”

Southport police brace for more violence from far-right ‘hooligans’

Chief constable expects protests from group reportedly linked to English Defence League to last into next week

www.theguardian.com

 

[DS2021]

The sheer amount of blatant racism on social media rn is absolutely insane

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Yoga teacher awake and recovering from stab injuries, family tells BBC

Leanne Lucas, the yoga teacher who was injured in a knife attack in Southport, is awake and has spoken for the first time, her family tells the BBC.

Her cousin Chris Rimmer says Leanne is a “hero” and who had “shielded two girls” during the attack on Monday.

The 35-year-old was described as being in a “critical condition” following the attack. Chris says she is “not out of the woods yet”, but that she is recovering.
Rimmer says the family was “torn apart” by the incident.

“Everyone that is sat in this house right now is just concentrating on getting her home and concentrating on her [recovering enough] that we can see her,” he adds.

Southport stabbing latest: Yoga teacher injured while 'shielding girls' in Southport attack recovering, family tells BBC

The family of Leanne Lucas, who ran the Taylor Swift-themed dance class, say she acted like a "hero" during the attack, in which three children were killed.

www.bbc.co.uk

This is at least a little bit of good news. I hope she makes a full recovery. What a brave lady.

 

[dotr]

• 2 hours ago

ITV News has obtained CCTV footage of the Southport stabbing suspect walking down a residential street in the Banks area of Southport, hours before three children were killed and several other people were critically injured. Report by Czubalam.

 

[Inthedetails]

Numbers seem to be in the tens but it’s difficult to tell who wants to protest and who is just here to watch.

Snipped

Numbers in the tens. Good. Keep it that way (or even lower).

jmo

 

[seasideForest]

Leanne Lucas' cousin Chris Rimmer is quoted 'while the family did not want to share too much information regarding her recovery, she was “doing OK” and that the family wanted to keep Leanne and the other victims of the attack at the forefront of people’s minds' www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9e9z1pm59eo
BBM
Some of the other things he has said in that article have been quoted already on the thread.

Among all the reports of and discussion of the protests and riots, it's easy to forget the rest of the real victims here. There are still children from the dance class in a critical condition in hospital. Even those 'just' in a serious condition could do with our thoughts and prayers, along with their families of course.

MOO JMO

 

[DS2021]

Why police believe English Defence League is linked to riot

Chief Constable Serena Kennedy told of the intelligence they received about far-right groups and the violence in Southport

www.google.com

English Defence League - Wikipedia

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