{"id":718168,"date":"2026-07-30T00:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/718168\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T00:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T00:27:20","slug":"southport-falls-silent-two-years-on-from-fatal-knife-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/718168\/","title":{"rendered":"Southport falls silent two years on from fatal knife attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The silence was observed by public bodies including Sefton Council and Merseyside Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The force said it was pausing &#8220;to remember the light, the kindness and the joy that Alice, Bebe and Elsie brought into this world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It added: &#8220;We will never forget that day or the impact it has had on those whose lives were taken, their loved ones, those who survived, and those who responded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">People were encouraged not to leave floral tributes but instead to donate to local causes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Southport MP Patrick Hurley said his thoughts were with the families of Alice, Elsie, Bebe and everyone whose lives were changed by the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said: &#8220;The passing of time does not lessen grief or erase trauma. But it has also shown the strength, compassion and determination of our town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Through the kindness people have shown one another and through the charities and community organisations created in the aftermath, we have seen a lasting commitment to supporting others and ensuring that hope can grow alongside remembrance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added: &#8220;Today we simply pause to remember, to reflect and to hold all those affected in our thoughts.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The silence was observed by public bodies including Sefton Council and Merseyside Police. The force said it was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":718169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-718168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}