Southport stabbing: Two children dead, 11 people hurt in knife rampage with six kids and two adults 'who bravely tried to protect them' fighting for life after 'boy, 17, launched horror attack' at Tay

Two children have died and nine others are injured - six critically - after a horror attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on Monday. The horrifying nature of the attack was laid bare in a press conference update this evening Forensic officers on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside, following a shocking knife rampage The frenzy took place towards the end of a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop at Hart Space Studios in Southport Police screens up at the scene of the tragic stabbing incident in Hart Street in Southport Emergency crews and forensic teams descended on the scene after 13 people were stabbed Police in Southport, Merseyside, where a 17-year-old has been arrested and a knife has been seized An aerial view of Hart Street, where a horrifying knife attack took place just before midday A forensic officer is spotted at the scene after the horrific stabbing spree Police, fire and ambulance crews are all seen at the scene on Monday afternoon An air ambulance at the scene of suspected multiple stabbings in Southport The attack reportedly happened at a Taylor Swift themed yoga and dance workshop An aerial shot of police descending on the scene of a horror knifing spree which saw children stabbed A floral tribute is left near Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside, where a horrific stabbing rampage took place The knife rampage left two children dead, police revealed in an update on Monday The attack happened at at 'Taylor Swift themed workshop' on Hart Street in Southport. King Charles said he and Queen Camilla were 'profoundly shocked' by the 'utterly horrific incident' Forensic officers are pictured at the scene as emergency crews battled to save children A police officer lays flowers at the scene of a multiple stabbing attack The community has been rocked by the rampage which left two children dead and nine others injured A police officer receives flowers from local residents to put them behind the police cordon near the scene of a stabbing incident Flowers and a stuffed animal are seen behind the police cordon Police and forensic officers attend the scene of a multiple stabbing attack A police officer receives flowers to lay at the scene of a shocking knife rampage in Southport There are thought to have been around 25 children aged between six and 11 taking part in the workshop for schoolkids in years two through to six when the horrific attack took place. Two adults were also knifed Police on Hart Street Southport, Merseyside, where a man has been detained Emergency services and forensics officers pictured at the scene on Monday morning A forensics officer is seen walking past the cordon in Hart Street in Southport Dozens of police cars, vans, fire engines and ambulances are also assembled a short distance away at a local school A police officer cordons off the area after the attack that left two children dead 'When I got there, there was a guy who was absolutely distraught, in a mess. Officers urged people to avoid the area around Hart Street but said there was 'no wider threat' Multiple people 'including children' were stabbed after a man went on a knifing spree Emergency service workers pictured at the scene on Monday morning In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, he said: 'I am deeply concerned by the reports coming from Merseyside Police about a major incident on Hart Street in Southport today.