BBC Breakfast viewers were left feeling emotional after a ‘hard to watch’ interview with the bereaved relatives of the Southport stabbing victims.
Wednesday’s instalment of the daily morning programme saw co-presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent cover the top stories.
During a touching segment, they explained how Southport’s town hall gardens would undergo a £10million revamp in honour of the three youngsters who passed away last year.
Axel Rudakubana was convicted for the murders of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancome, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport in July 2024, as well as the attempted murder of 10 others.
He was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in January.
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BBC Breakfast viewers were left feeling emotional after a ‘hard to watch’ interview with the bereaved relatives of the Southport stabbing victims
A previously recorded video of family members speaking to BBC Breakfast was played as they reflected on the news and their gratitude. Pictured: Elsie’s mother, Jenni Stancombe
A previously recorded video of family members speaking to BBC Breakfast was played as they reflected on the news and their gratitude.
Elsie’s mother, Jenni Stancombe, said: ‘I think all three of us as families are so incredibly grateful to our community for the support they’ve given us from day one, both individually as families, both collectively, both in the projects that we’ve all set up.
‘And we hope that, to Southport us enabling this will help us say thank you. Thank you to a community that has stood by our side.
‘Thank you to a community who wants to continue our legacy for our girls. Some ways thank you to a community that saved us.
She teared up as she continued: ‘And we hope that we can create a beautiful space that the community can be a part of building that with us, and that Southport will become renowned for how we’ve reacted to the events of last year.’
The emotional segment and interview touched viewers watching and some took to social media to express their support to the families.
She teared up as she continued: ‘And we hope that we can create a beautiful space that the community can be a part of building that with us, and that Southport will become renowned for how we’ve reacted to the events of last year.’
The emotional segment and interview touched viewers watching and some took to social media to express their support to the families
One posted on X: ‘Incredibly brave people them parents of the Southport victims #BBCBreakfast.’
‘That was a hard watch, incredible bravery to do that #BBCBreakfast.’
Another penned: ‘It’s a beautiful and fitting gesture that Southport town hall gardens are going to remember Elsie Dot, Alice and Bebe in their new revamp.
‘It will be a place for their families and friends to visit.
Breakfast airs weekdays on BBC One from 6am and is available to stream on iPlayer.