SOUTHPORT, United Kingdom, July 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A third child died on Tuesday after a mass stabbing in Southport, northern England that had already killed two children and left five others critically injured, police said.

The nine-year-old girl died as a result of injuries sustained in the knife attack on Monday, as Merseyside Police also confirmed the two earlier fatalities were girls aged six and seven.

Five children and two adults remain in critical condition.