Overview

• David Stancombe and Sergio Aguiar will run the London Marathon this weekend in memory of their daughters, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar, who were killed in a knife attack last year.
• Funds raised will support Elsie’s Story, a youth grant charity, and the construction of a playground, library, and stage at Churchtown Primary School, attended by two of the victims.
• Bebe King, the third victim of the attack, will also be honored, with her parents Lauren and Ben King attending to support the runners.
• Sergio Aguiar shared that he often talks to Alice while training, saying, 'The pain doesn’t matter, I’m going to do it for her.'
• Jinnie Payne, headteacher of Churchtown Primary School, will join the fathers in the marathon, symbolizing the school community’s solidarity with the grieving families.