quote:Meerdere slachtoffers na vermoedelijk steekincident Engeland
SOUTHPORT - De Britse politie heeft een man opgepakt en een mes in beslag genomen na een melding van een steekpartij in Southport, ten noorden van Liverpool. De autoriteiten spreken over „meerdere slachtoffers”, maar hebben volgens Britse media nog geen bijzonderheden bekendgemaakt over de slachtoffers.
De verdachte is overgebracht naar een politiebureau. De politie roept burgers op het gebied te mijden.
Bronquote:At least eight people stabbed - some taken to children's hospital
At least eight people have been attacked with stab injuries and some have been taken to a children's hospital.
The North West Ambulance Service has some of the victims have been taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Some victims have also been taken to Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby hospital.
The ambulance service has dispatched 13 ambulances along with specialised resources.
quote:Major incident declared at children's hospital
Alder Hey Children's Hospital has confirmed it has declared a major incident.
"The Trust is working with other emergency services to respond to this incident and our Emergency Department is currently extremely busy," they said in a statement.
"We ask parents to only bring their children to the Emergency Department if it is urgent.
"All other appointments and services are running as normal."
BBC meldt nu ook dat er 8 personen zijn neergestoken en sommigen naar het kinderziekenhuis gebracht zijn.quote:Eight people have been stabbed and taken to hospital following a "major incident".
Merseyside Police said it had received "reports of a stabbing" and were called to a property on Hart Street in Southport at about 11:50 BST.
Armed police "detained a male and seized a knife" and the force said there was "no wider threat to the public".
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said they had treated eight patients with stab injuries and some had been taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Others have been taken to Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby Hospital.
North West Ambulance Service added on X: "We have dispatched 13 ambulances along with specialised resources of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), Air Ambulance and Merit Doctors to the scene".
A woman who lives nearby told the Liverpool Echo she heard sirens and a helicopter circling at about 12:20 BST.
"Then the messages started to go around the local WhatsApp groups, saying 'lock your windows, lock your doors', we were told a man was running around stabbing people," she said.
"We are all absolutely terrified, panicking and sick with worry - everyone is trying to reach anyone they know in the area. I don't know how this can happen on a Monday lunchtime."
quote:Ooggetuige bij Sky News: "The mothers are coming here now and screaming. It is like a scene from a horror movie."
Een "nursery" zei een ooggetuige net op Sky News, weet niet zeker of het klopt. Dat het om kinderen gaat lijkt wel zeker, van Sky News:quote:Op maandag 29 juli 2024 15:31 schreef mascara-klodder het volgende:
Was er een kinderopvang daar oid?
quote:Daughter 'traumatised' by attack, father says
A local parent has said his daughter was "traumatised" by the attack.
The father said: "My daughter was in it and she was traumatised.
"She ran away and she's safe."
Earlier, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said it had treated eight patients with stab injuries, who have been taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby hospital.
quote:'Mothers screaming' as incident 'like a scene from a horror movie'
A local business owner, who was one of the people who called the police, has said the incident in Southport was like a "scene in a horror movie".
Colin Parry, owner of Masters Vehicle Body Repairs on Hart Street, said several people had been stabbed.
He told the PA news agency: "The mothers are coming here now and screaming. It is like a scene from a horror movie."
He went on to say "police have got him".
"It's like something from America, not like sunny Southport," he added.
In die straat is er een "Pregnancy care center":quote:Op maandag 29 juli 2024 15:31 schreef mascara-klodder het volgende:
Was er een kinderopvang daar oid?
Bronquote:The ECHO understands that one person - believed to be a child - has died following the incident today. Possibly more than ten others - both adults and children - have been taken to hospitals around the region with major traumas.
quote:'It was horrendous, I've never seen anything like it' – witness
Warning: This post contains distressing details
Journalist Tim Johnson of Eye on Southport arrived at the scene about 20 minutes after the police had been called.
He says the incident happened at the Hope of Hart children's club, which is down a back street in a former warehouse building.
He says the victims were children, and describes one girl on a stretcher covered in blood.
"Her parents were running after her. It was horrendous. I’ve never seen anything like it.
"There were so many police cars. It was a mass of blue lights.
"I saw ambulance men and women in tears. People were in tears in the streets."
quote:Children's dance and yoga workshop was taking place nearby
A "Taylor Swift Yoga and Dance Workshop" aimed at primary school children between year two and year six was taking place near where the incident unfolded.
The organisers have been approached for comment but have not yet responded.
As we reported earlier, casualties were taken to a number of hospitals, including the Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Journalist Tim Johnson of Eye on Southport says the incident happened at the Hope of Hart children's club.
quote:We have LOADS going on, every day of the week! From pregnancy and baby classes to relaxing yoga and tranquil meditation and if your after something more lively we have you covered with fitness classes with baby to family boxing and women’s bootcamps!
quote:Uitbater van winkel in de straat van de plaats delict op SkyNews. "We heard someone's walked into the nursery and started randomly stabbing kids."
quote:What we know so far
If you've just seen the news, here's what we know so far about the major incident in Southport...
- Police were called to a property on Hart Street to reports of a stabbing at around 11.50am
- At least eight people have been stabbed, with some taken to a children's hospital
- Alder Hey Children's Hospital has declared a major incident in response
- North West Ambulance Service has said it has "dispatched multiple resources" to the scene
- The prime minister, home secretary and mayor of Liverpool have all said they are deeply concerned
We'll bring you the latest reports as we get them.
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