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Inquest into Southport attack. Brave girl shielded her friends. *title fixed by MNHQ*

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Lookuptotheskies · 09/07/2025 23:02

The bravery of the little girl protecting her friends and surviving all those wounds made me cry!

I cannot imagine the terror they must have felt. As a parent it's just imaginable.

I'm not sure what happened with the teachers leaving comment in the article? Did the adults run out ahead of the kids?! I don't remember reading about that aspect at the time.

‘I’m glad I could help them, Mum’: Southport attack survivor, 7, stabbed 33 times after trying to shield friends | The Independent https://share.google/1ObN3yNasgLXChtGG.

‘I’m glad I could help them, Mum’: Southport survivor, 7, tried to shield friends

Inquiry hears of devastating toll on girls who survived the horrifying knife rampage, including scars, flashbacks and crippling fear

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/southport-attack-inquiry-survivor-trauma-b2785588.html

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DancingNotDrowning · 10/07/2025 12:37

Salacious? FFS either you’re a total weirdo or you’ve confused your words.

The independent have run a story on the trauma of the girls, central to that is the fact that the girls were alone with the attacker after the adults left.

It is not disrespectful to empathise with that situation.

but given you take exception with my language perhaps:

I can’t imagine how painful it must be to know that an adult left the scene before your child leaving them to face the man alone

works better for you?

ThatsNotMyTeen · 10/07/2025 12:47

DancingNotDrowning · 10/07/2025 11:58

Im not going to argue over words, I’ve provided the full quote.

Fleeing/rushing/running/ escaping the point is the mother of a 7 year old girl gravely injured, whilst trying to protect her young friends is struggling with the idea that once the adults left her daughter had to fend for herself.

and this thread is a clear example of why that trauma is particularly hard to bear: because it’s not fair to blame the adults, but it is also a reality that the girls were alone. And whilst it’s impossible to comprehend the terror of that poor girl it’s also - as evidenced on this thread - impossible for that mother to voice her horror about that fact and for others to empathise, without being accused of being disrespectful

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You didn’t provide the full quote. You conveniently left out what the mother said before the part you quoted.

Hanovercrosse · 10/07/2025 12:50

@DancingNotDrowning can you just stop please ?

Lookuptotheskies · 10/07/2025 17:32

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Lookuptotheskies · 10/07/2025 17:40

I am sorry. I did not mean to start this thread with bad intentions and I definitely wasn't judging the adults at the dance place! 😔

I posted purely thinking as a mum of a child of a similar age, how my child and I would ever begin to process the entire thing, and I was very emotional after reading it. I wasn't feeling judgy about the grown ups, just stating I'd not read it at the time so it was new information to me.

They were all so brave, adults and children.

I watched the 7/7 interview of the first responder too saying he couldn't help he had to go get help and secure the scene etc and you could see it haunted him. I'm sure the lady who went for help feels the same way but they did need to get help.

If MNHQ would like to delete the post that's fine with me I genuinely didn't mean to offend or upset anyone.

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