THE organiser of the fateful Southport dance class says multiple organisations should have stopped the killer.
Teacher Leanne Lucas, 36, said they let her down and she could do nothing more to keep the children safe.
She was badly injured in the attack, where three girls were killed.
She was to speak at the public inquiry but the hearing in Liverpool was told she was “not fit to give evidence”.
In a statement Ms Lucas said she could not resume her career as a primary school teacher, amid the “huge toll” the attack had on her mental wellbeing.
Alice Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Stancombe, seven, were killed by Axel Rudakubana at the Taylor Swift-themed class on July 29 last year.
The upstairs studio had an unlocked communal door, but Ms Lucas said locking it would have made no difference.
She said if the inquiry were to conclude intercom and cameras were required for such a small community activity the government must provide funding.
The inquiry has heard that Rudakubana, now 19, had a history of violence and was referred to the Prevent de-radicalisation scheme three times.
Ms Lucas said it was “a situation that should have been under control and prevented by multiple organisations and services that keep the general public safe.
“Those organisations and services have let me down.”
Ms Lucas said she had received “relentless” online abuse, adding: “Each cruel word drags me back when I try to take a step forward.”
The inquiry continues.
A STAR from Gogglebox who has been on a weight loss journey just shared a snap of herself in leather trousers – and she looks amazing.
The pic comes after was trolled by cruel commenters insisting she has been lying about how she achieved her weight loss after opening up about the benefits of fat jabs.
Amy Tapper, 26, snapped a photo with her best friend – a blonde girl named Gemma – and shared it to her Instagram.
The duo are both beaming with smiles with their arms around one another.
But the Gogglebox star rocked her fit with a pair of black leather trousers.
The skin-tight bottoms hug her slimmed legs and thighs perfectly, showcasing the success she’s reached during her weight loss journey.
The pic was followed by a candid Instagram post documenting her weight loss journey as a whole so far.
“105 pounds, 47.5kg, 7 and a half stone gone forever. Words cannot describe how much the love and support these last few days have meant!,” Amy scrawled in the caption of a before and after photo.
“The messages I’ve received have been so special and meant more to me than anyone will understand.
“Thank you to my friends and family the ones who have been there through it all, I really couldn’t of done it without all the love and support I get throughout – but guys this isn’t the end.
“I still have a bit to loose and then we enter a different stage of the weight loss journey!
“I promise to keep you guys updated constantly throughout and take you all with me in this crazy life now that is has changed forever.”
The candid post comes in an attempt to continue hitting back at trolls, being transparent about her use of fat jabs and praising the good they have done for her body.
One fan in particular heavily slammed Amy in the past, accusing her of not being transparent enough about how she dropped the pounds.
They wrote on social media: “I feel cheated by this as all those times when she showed her Muscle Food being delivered and exercising on her Instagram page like she was doing this naturally.
“There is no problem with her using the injection but don’t come on TV and say this when people have been giving her moral support thinking she had done this naturally.”
Even when Amy responded, pointing out where she had been open about using the jabs in the past, the troll continued to fight back.
“But you didn’t say you were taking the injection [clearly enough]. I know it is nobodies’ business if you are and I do think well done on losing it.
“But when you put up those before and after pics the other day someone [commented that you’d been using] injections.
“There were a couple of us who were like ‘no she has been doing it the natural way’ because that’s what we thought but were oblivious that you had been taking it.”
Earlier this month Amy spoke on Good Morning Britain about trying to lose weight and the methods she’s tested out to find what works for her.
On the show Amy shared that she’s been doing her best to maintain a healthy lifestyle and protein-rich diet.
She also discussed the positive impacts fat jabs have had on her confidence, and said she will likely be on them for the rest of her life.
“It’s changed my life. I went to the theatre the other night and when I sat down, my thighs weren’t touching the person next to me, or the sides of the chairs. I had room.
“I get annoyed though that some people call it the ‘lazy way out’.
“I don’t want people to think that I’ve sat around for the last 17 years of my life not trying to lose weight.
“I want people to know that this has been my only option to get this far.”
Since Amy’s weight loss journey began, she’s been sharing lots of photos of her shrinking frame.
Before going on fat jabs, Amy shared how she felt trapped in a cycle of losing a little bit of weight on a fad diet to only shortly after put it back on again.
The experience would leave her feeling hopeless and lacking in motivation to continue doing the work.
“I would be really good all week, I would work out, and I would lose nothing. So then it was just like: ‘What’s the point?’”
Weight loss jabs are all the rage as studies and patient stories reveal they help people shed flab at almost unbelievable rates, as well as appearing to reduce the risk of serious diseases.
Wegovy – a modified version of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic – and Mounjaro are the leading weight loss injections used in the UK.
Wegovy, real name semaglutide, has been used on the NHS for years while Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a newer and more powerful addition to the market.
Mounjaro accounts for most private prescriptions for weight loss and is set to join Wegovy as an NHS staple this year.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less so your body burns fat for energy instead and you lose weight.
They do this my mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which signals to the brain when the stomach is full, so the drugs are officially called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
They slow down digestion and increase insulin production, lowering blood sugar, which is why they were first developed to treat type 2 diabetes in which patients’ sugar levels are too high.
Can I get them?
NHS prescriptions of weight loss drugs, mainly Wegovy and an older version called Saxenda (chemical name liraglutide), are controlled through specialist weight loss clinics.
Typically a patient will have to have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, classifying them as medically obese, and also have a weight-related health condition such as high blood pressure.
GPs generally do not prescribe the drugs for weight loss.
Private prescribers offer the jabs, most commonly Mounjaro, to anyone who is obese (BMI of 30+) or overweight (BMI 25-30) with a weight-related health risk.
Private pharmacies have been rapped for handing them out too easily and video calls or face-to-face appointments are now mandatory to check a patient is being truthful about their size and health.
Are there any risks?
Yes – side effects are common but most are relatively mild.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
Evidence has so far been inconclusive about whether the injections are damaging to patients’ mental health.
Figures obtained by The Sun show that, up to January 2025, 85 patient deaths in the UK were suspected to be linked to the medicines.
ELEVEN members of a notorious organised crime family have been sentenced to death over international scam centres.
A Chinese court handed down the brutal sentence to multiple members of the Ming family, while other members were sentenced to suspended death sentences, life imprisonments, and fixed-term sentences.
The fixed term sentences ranged from five to 24 years.
Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang, Wu Hongming, Wu Senlong and Fu Yubin were six of the 11 defendants sentenced to die.
Other punishments included various fines, confiscation of property and deportation, a Chinese court heard.
A total of 39 Ming family members fronted court on Monday in Wenzhou, in eastern China.
According to China Central Television (CCTV), the Ming family criminal syndicate had exploited their influence in the Kokang region of Myanmar.
Operating since 2015, the family worked for one of the four clans who ran the Laukkai district, close to China’s border.
The area was turned into a hotspot for gambling, drugs and scam centres.
In 2023, Myanmar’s government cracked down on the illegal activities, arresting many members of the families and handing them over to Chinese authorities.
The region was chosen to exploit the Chinese desire for gambling – an illegal practice in China and many other neighbouring countries.
What started out as casinos evolved into fronts for money laundering, trafficking and dozens of scam centres.
Working with financiers, the family syndicate carried out telecom fraud, illegal casinos, drug trafficking and prostitution, implicating more than $1.4 billion (10 billion yuan) in illicit funds.
Estimates suggest that illegal casinos were generating several billion dollars in profit every year.
The syndicate and its enablers killed or injured people involved who attempted to escape or resist control.
In the process, 10 people died and two were injured.
The root location for what the UN later called the “scamdemic”, the centres saw more than 100,000 foreign nationals – including many Chinese people – being lured in and effectively imprisoned.
Captured people were forced to work long hours, running sophisticated online fraud operations targeting victims from all over the globe.
Once the most powerful family in Myanmar’s Shan State, the Ming family ran scam centres, some holding more than 10,000 workers.
The most notorious compound was known as Crouching Tiger Villa, where workers were routinely beaten and tortured.
The Ming family reign came to an end two years ago when insurgent groups formed an alliance and attacked the Myanmar military in the region.
The groups took control of the area forcing out local authorities, pulling the rug out from beneath the Ming family operation.
Ming Quechang – the family patriarch – reportedly killed himself and other family members were handed over to the Chinese authorities.
Some have since confessed to their involvement in the criminal activity.
Thousands of those working in scam centres were also handed over to Chinese police.
Earlier this year, pressure from Beijing forced Thailand to take action against scam centres on the Myanmar border.
The court found their conduct had constituted 14 crimes, including fraud, intentional homicide and intentional injury.
More than 160 people, including local legislators, political advisers, Ming family members and members of the public attended the trial.
The centres are still prevalent in Myanmar, however, have evolved cross-border into Cambodia.
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