(GoRealNewsNow.com) – A Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in the U.K. turned into a “scene from a horror movie” as a man with a knife went on a rampage, stabbing a young girl and many others.
Authorities reported that the attack happened just before noon in Southport, northwest England, near Liverpool. The unidentified man attacked the children before police arrived and took him into custody.
According to the report, witnesses said the attacker wore a “black hood” when he entered The Hart Space, where the yoga and dance event was held, and around 25 children were present.
“It is like a scene from a horror movie,” local merchant Colin Parry told the BBC. “They are coming here now and screaming. It’s like something from America, not like sunny Southport.”
Moreover, police said the attacker arrived at the scene in a taxi and shortly after was taken into custody while the knife was seized. The injured girls were rushed to three local children’s hospitals for treatment.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement, “Horrendous and deeply shocking news emerging from Southport. My thoughts are with all those affected. I would like to thank the police and emergency services for their swift response. I am being kept updated as the situation develops.”
The wounded children were taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Aintree University Hospital, and Southport and Formby Hospital.
A witness described the heartbreaking scene outside the venue after the attack explaining he saw seven to ten kids outside the nursery as they were injured and bleeding.
“They were in the road, running from the nursery,” he said. “They had been stabbed, here, here, here, everywhere.”
Similarly, an employee of The Hart Space described the chaos, “When I got there, there was a guy who was absolutely distraught, in a mess. He’d seen two children run out of The Hart Space and thought they had been hit by a car because the car was just full of blood at the side of the car.”
He added, “But it was actually that the children who had been stabbed had fallen into the car.”
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