Knife attack in England: teenager charged with murder, terrorist possibility ruled out ?

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of three girls on Thursday, following the Southport stabbing three days earlier. Ten others were injured.

Three days after the attack on a dance and yoga workshop intended for students &agrav; children by an armed man with a knife, & Southport, a tourist town in England located on the Irish Sea coast in the county ; from Merseyside, a 17-year-old boy was arrested indicted this Thursday, August 1 for the murder of three little girls. Domiciled &agrav; Banks, Lancashire, the young man is targeted by three counts of murder and ten "other" of attempted murder, after the tragic event that occurred at Southport this week" indicates the public ministry in a press release. He will be present at &agrav; a court this Thursday &agrav; Liverpool.

According to the latest report from the local police, three children lost their lives in this attack. Two adults and eight other children were injured. Five of them are still in critical condition, as are the two adults also injured in the attack. The three girls who died were aged 6 and 7. They died of their injuries on Tuesday. The third victim is a 9-year-old girl. She died on Tuesday. According to the Liverpool Echo, there were about 25 children, aged between six and 11, taking part in the targeted workshop on Monday.

What is the profile of the suspect ?

“At around 11.50am we were called to a property “from Hart Street for a knife attack,” Merseyside Police told the Daily Mail on Monday., specifying that a man had indeed been arrested. “Armed police officers arrested a man and seized a knife. He was taken to the police station,” the police said, adding that “there is no broader threat to the population.”

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On Monday evening, police revealed that the individual arrested was a 17-year-old male from Banks. While the motives for the attack were not known, law enforcement confirmed that “the incident is not currently being treated as terrorism-related and [they are] not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.”

This Thursday, August 1, the BBC revealed that the suspect's family would come from Rwanda. Since the attack, rumors have been circulating on social media about his nationality, his religion, as well as the time of his arrival in the United Kingdom. Enough to stir up the hatred of some, particularly on X. Voilà why, the authorities are now trying to encourage the population to prudence. The latter calls for answers about the motivations and profile of the alleged attacker. 17 years old.

Shock and tributes

Monday afternoon, several eyewitnesses claimed to have seen a man wearing a "black hood" got out of a taxi shortly before the attack on the street named “Hart Street”, where what happened. Many then described the horror and especially the cries of the children as they fled towards the street.

The British Prime Minister reacted quickly, deploring “horrible and deeply shocking news”. nbsp;"My thoughts are wandering; everyone affected. I want à “Thanking the police and emergency services for their quick response,” he also said. on X Sir Keir Starmer. As for the British Home Secretary, she said nothing about the matter. she, said to be "deepéconcerned by the very serious incident that occurred at Southport", on the social network X.