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A yoga teacher who was stabbed five times during the Southport attack has told the BBC how she feared "everyone was going to die" as she desperately tried to protect the young children.
On 29 July, Axel Rudakubana moved through the sold-out Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop – organised by Leanne Lucas – and stabbed young girls who had been making friendship bracelets and singing along to music. Three of the girls died.
Ms Lucas spoke to BBC Panorama about the day of the attack, her efforts to help children to safety, and the riots that followed.
She described how she called 999 as the attacker chased after her and several children.
She also revealed how misinformation spread following the attack, including social media messages blaming her for the deaths, and expressed shock at how authorities had missed warning signs about the attacker.
Click here to hear a 14-year-old survivor's of the attack also spoke to the BBC about her story.
