Alice Dasilva Aguilar aged 9. Elsie Dot Stancombe aged 7. Bebe King aged 6.

Remember their names.

Children whose lives were mercilessly cut short by a murderous act.

The pain and anguish of their families is simply unimaginable because the loss of these innocents is incalculable.

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The violent rampage left eight other children seriously injured. The bravery of the adults who put their own lives at risk by trying to save the children and disarm the attacker deserves the highest praise.

The attacker is now in custody and faces a trial for multiple charges of murder and attempted murder. The motive for these violent assaults may or may not become clear in the weeks ahead. It’s difficult to believe if there ever could be rational explanation for any crimes against children. But in this horrific case we must leave........

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