Fathers of Southport victims complete London marathon

The fathers of two girls killed in the Southport attack have completed the London Marathon in an emotional tribute to their daughters.

Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe entered the race to raise money for projects set up in their daughters’ memory. Alice Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, were killed last July at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop.

Mr Aguiar finished the gruelling race on Sunday with a time of four hours and five minutes. Mr Stancombe finished in four hours and 28 minutes.

Bebe’s parents, Lauren and Ben King, went to London to cheer from the sidelines as Mr Aguiar and Mr Stancombe ran the 26.2 mile (42.2km) route.