Taylor Swift in 'shock' over Southport assault as followers elevate £100k

Taylor Swift in ‘shock’ over Southport assault as followers elevate £100k

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Swift mentioned the “horrendous trauma” had left her at a “full loss”

Instagram/BBC Taylor Swift's Instagram post, which reads: The horror of yesterday's attack in Southport is washing over me continuously and I'm just completely in shock... The loss of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families and first responders. These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families - and an image of three bouquets of flowers and a small yellow-haired doll left in tribute to the victims of the Southport knife attack — Swift mentioned the “horrendous trauma” had left her at a “full loss”

Singer Taylor Swift has mentioned the knife assault at a dance workshop themed round her music which left three youngsters lifeless and 9 extra injured has left her “utterly in shock”.

Youngsters and adults have been attacked on the occasion on Hart Road, Southport, on Monday.

Posting on Instagram, the star mentioned she was “at an entire loss” for convey her sympathies.

Her followers have raised greater than £100,000 for the households of the victims of a knife assault on Merseyside.

Swift, who performed in close by Liverpool as a part of her European tour in June, mentioned the “horror” of the assault, which had left three youngsters lifeless, 5 critically injured and three extra harm, was “washing over her”.

She mentioned the “lack of lifetime of life and innocence” and the “horrendous trauma inflicted on everybody who was there” had left her at a “full loss for ever convey my sympathies to those households”.

A crowdfunding web page referred to as Swifties for Southport has raised greater than £102,000 for Alder Hey Youngsters’s Hospital, the place lots of the injured have been handled.

The Taylor Swift UK & EU Fb group organisers mentioned the cash would go to the hospital’s charity arm.

Native residents have been visiting the scene to go away tributes to the victims

PA Media A person leaves flowers near the scene in Hart Street, Southport, where two children died — Native residents have been visiting the scene to go away tributes to the victims

In a press release, the group mentioned it was working with the hospital to “assist elevate cash for the households affected by the tragedy in Southport”.

It mentioned it was additionally “elevating funeral funds for the 2 younger Swifties who’ve tragically handed”.

They added that each donation would go to the hospital’s charity and would “assist make a distinction to these impacted in a time of nice disappointment”.

The assault additionally left two adults critically injured.

A 17-year-old boy, from Banks in Lancashire, has been arrested on suspicion of homicide and tried homicide over the assault.

Police mentioned the motivation for the assault was “unclear” however it was not being handled as terror-related.