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Southport Families Unite in Grief as BBC Documentary Debuts Tuesday

A BBC One documentary airing December 9 captures their first nine months, sharing family videos for the first time.

Overview

  • Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, Bebe King, 6, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, were killed at a Southport dance class on July 29 last year, with eight children and two adults injured.
  • BBC Breakfast journalists followed the families for nine months for Our Girls: The Southport Families, which airs on BBC One on December 9 at 8pm and will stream on BBC iPlayer.
  • Parents who were strangers before the attack say meeting regularly has been vital to coping, with Jenni Stancombe describing how they "pull the light out of the darkness."
  • The families have launched legacy projects: Alice's WonderDance for young performers, Elsie's Story charitable trust for local youth, and Bebe's Hive to support grieving children, alongside a new school playground.
  • The film includes home videos of the girls released publicly for the first time, offering personal glimpses without focusing on the crime or legal proceedings.