The heartbreaking words of Southport stabbing victim Alice da Silva Aguiar's parents were read out at her funeral on Sunday, which was attended by hundreds of people paying their respects to the tragically slain nine-year-old. Despite having to grapple with their unimaginable grief at the loss of their child, Alice's parents took a moment to decry the violent riots that have been supposedly carried out in her name. Alice's parents also had an emotional final message to their "bright" and "inquisitive" daughter, who they called their "beloved angel".
Speaking during the funeral at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Southport, which was also attended by the emergency services that responded on that awful day, July 29, they said: “Keep dancing. Mummy and Daddy will always, always love you.” Father Sergio and mother Alexandra were praised for their "great courage" in speaking out against the unrest that has spread across the UK in the weeks following the horrific mass stabbing that left their daughter and two others, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, dead after attending a Taylor Swift dance class.
The alleged perpetrator, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, is said to have also wounded eight other young children and two adults in the attack. READ MORE: Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant engulfed in flames with Russia accused of 'blackmail' In the wake of the awful attack, agitators online spread misinformation about the perpetrator of the violence, incorrectly stating that was no.