'Hang your heads in shame': Police chief slams rioters at the funeral of Alice da Silva Aguiar as Taylor Swift fan's family plead for 'no more violence' after far-right thugs brought chaos to streets of Britain following the Southport stabbings By Liz Hull and Cameron Roy Published: 01:39, 12 August 2024 | Updated: 01:40, 12 August 2024 e-mail View comments The parents of one of the Southport victims have called for an end to the violent riots that followed her death. The message was delivered on their behalf yesterday at the funeral of Taylor Swift fan Alice da Silva Aguiar, who was killed at a holiday club last month. Describing the nine-year-old as their 'beloved angel', her parents Sergio and Alexandra said: 'Keep dancing.
Mummy and Daddy will always, always love you.' Addressing mourners on their behalf, the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police told rioters to 'hang their heads in shame' after days of unrest. Speaking to her parents at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Southport, Serena Kennedy said: 'You have shown great courage in asking me to be here today to give a message from you, Alice's family, to say that you do not want there to be any more violence on the streets of the United Kingdom in the name of your daughter.
Police officers detain a man during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, on August 4 Alice da Silva Aguiar pictured on the day she died next to a cardboard cut out of Taylor Swift - she was eager and ready to get into the dance class Chief Consta.