Teen in court over UK stabbings as Starmer seeks to quell unrest
The Peninsula
Liverpool: A teenager appeared in court Thursday charged with murdering three girls in a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift themed dance party as violent...
Liverpool: A teenager appeared in court Thursday charged with murdering three girls in a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party as violent protests over the attack erupted in several English cities.
The 17-year-old -- who cannot be named due to his age -- faces three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder following the killings Monday in Southport, northwest England.
The attack has shocked the country, while misinformation online about the background of the suspect has fuelled violent disturbances by far-right agitators who targeted a mosque and clashed with police in Southport.
Protests rocked London, and the northern cities of Hartlepool and Manchester on Wednesday night. More than 100 people were arrested outside Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official Downing Street residence.
Starmer was to hold an emergency meeting Thursday with police chiefs seeking to quell the unrest.
