Yoga instructor Leanna Lucas was targeted at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class when a knifeman broke in and stabbed three young girls to death. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters A teacher who shielded kids during a stabbing incident in Southport has been readmitted to hospital, weeks after the attack. Yoga instructor Leanna Lucas was targeted at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class when a knifeman broke in and stabbed three young girls to death, The Mirror reports.
The 35-year-old former primary school teacher suffered serious stab wounds in the attack and was rushed to hospital in critical condition where she underwent life saving surgery. Three young girls, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9 and Bebe King, 6, tragically succumbed to their injuries and died following the attack. Earlier this month, friends of Leanne revealed she had been released from hospital but faced a lengthy recovery, warning she was "not out of the woods yet".
But in a devastating new update, they shared that Leanna is now back in hospital. Posting to a GoFundMe page set up to support the yoga instructor on her journey towards recovery, a friend wrote: "Unfortunately this week Leanne was readmitted to hospital due struggling with her breathing. She is waiting for an operation for another drain on her lun.