Girl saved sister’s life by shielding her from Southport attacker, inquiry hears

Mother tells how elder daughter was stabbed multiple times while protecting little sister in July 2024 attack

A “hero” girl saved her younger sister’s life by shielding her from the Southport attacker despite being stabbed in the chest and arm, the inquiry into the atrocity has heard.

The mother of the young siblings, who were both stabbed multiple times, said they showed “a level of bravery that no child should ever need to show” on 29 July last year.