Taylor Swift-Tthemen dance class attack Victim Gofundme collects over 350,000 US

Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe, the fathers of two young girls who were killed in a dance class with Taylor Swift, expressed their love for their killed daughters on April 27, 2025 by directing the London marathon.

The London Express reported that Aguiar became emotional when he ended the race and fell to the ground. He smiled everyone when he held up his medal and proudly wore a T-shirt with a portrait of his nine-year-old daughter Alice Dassilva Aguiar.

Stancombe is the father of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, who also joined the marathon to Aguiar when they completed the 26.2 mile course. He also wore a T-shirt that promoted his daughter's trust, called Elsie's story.

Aguiar's shirt was faced with a Gofundme campaign that aimed to build a playground at the Church Town Primary School in honor of Alice and the third victim, a six-year-old Bebe King. According to reports, you have collected over £ 350,000.

Her daughters were killed in a fatal knife attack by Axel Rudakubana in July 2024. Here is what we know about him.

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Everything you need to know about Axel Rudakubana

According to several reports, Axel Rudakubana, who was responsible for the brutal murder of three girls during a children's dance course in Southport, was sentenced to life in prison for 52 years.

A report in the BBC explained that in the incident Elsie Dot Stancombe (7), Bebe King (6) and Alice da Silva Aguiar (9) were killed while he injured eight other children and two adults – Leanne Lucas, the dance class manager, and businessman Jonathan Hayes.

After the attack, he campaigned and said that he was “glad that the children were dead”, as the prosecutor Deanna Heer KC described. The court was informed that he had booked a taxi to take him to the Hart Street after he was in the old school near Banks, West Lancashire, at 11:10 BS on the morning of July 29, 2024 Independent.

Judge Julian Goose said that the 18-year-old “wanted to try to carry out mass murder of innocent, happy young girls”. He added that when he carried out the cruel murder in 2024, he was only 17 years old, so that he could not give him a lifelong prison sentence.

He had reportedly admitted 16 crimes, including the murder of three girls and the possession of terrorist material and the production of toxin ricin.

The British Prime Minister Keir Starrer shared a video to support the child fathers killed to express his support for her before the race. He said:

“David and Sergio, I would like to wish you good luck in the London marathon this weekend. I know how much it means for you and your families. This is an incredible way to honor the memory of your precious daughters, and the whole nation is full of awareness of its courage and resistance.

The tragic loss of Alice, Elsie and Bebe in the Southport dance class attack has indelibly shaped their families and community.