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Third child dies after UK knife attack: police

Published: 30 Jul 2024 - 03:04 pm | Last Updated: 30 Jul 2024 - 03:05 pm
Police officers and forensic personnel put up a fence on Hart Street in Southport, northwest England, on July 29, 2024, following a knife attack. Photo by Darren Staples / AFP

Police officers and forensic personnel put up a fence on Hart Street in Southport, northwest England, on July 29, 2024, following a knife attack. Photo by Darren Staples / AFP

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Southport, United Kingdom: A third child died on Tuesday after a mass stabbing in Southport, northern England that had already killed two children and left five others critically injured, police said.

The nine-year-old girl died as a result of injuries sustained in the knife attack on Monday, as Merseyside Police also confirmed the two earlier fatalities were girls aged six and seven.

Five children and two adults remain in critical condition.