Mother of Southport victim calls for answers at inquiry

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Tearful mothers of the girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for truth, accountability and change in emotional statements at the public inquiry.

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00:00The heartbroken mother of a seven-year-old girl killed in the Southport attack has told a public inquiry,

00:07I need to understand how this happened.

00:09Elsie Dot Stancom 7 died along with BB King 6 and nine-year-old Alice Da Silva Agria

00:14when Axel Rudiger Barna carried out the stabbing at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on the 29th of July last year.

00:20Giving impact evidence to the Southport inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall on Monday,

00:24her mother Jenny Stancom said, Elsie only went to dance, make bracelets and I never got to bring her home.

00:31I walk past an empty bed every night, I stare into her room praying this nightmare will end but it never does, we live it every day.

00:40She called for a focus on preventing individuals with an intent to cause harm from ever reaching the point of carrying out such acts.

00:48She added, we will fight for justice, for change, to keep our children safe.

00:52Changes need to be made to prevent this from ever happening again.

00:57Alexandra Agria sat alongside Sergio as a statement from the mother was read on behalf by a legal representative.

01:04Mrs Agria described her beautiful, chatty, happy little girl saying Alice was their only child.

01:10The inquiry has been set up to examine the circumstances surrounding the attack and the events leading up to it.

01:16This will include examining an overall timeline of the perpetrator's history and interactions with various public bodies,

01:23including criminal justice, education, social care and health care,

01:27as well as decision making and information sharing by local services and agencies.

01:32BB's mother, Lauren King, said no statement, no report, no apology will ever bring BB back.

01:38But this inquiry cannot become another box ticking episode.

01:42Thank you very much.

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