Funeral under way for Southport attack victim Alice da Silva Aguiar

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******** under way for Southport ******* victim Alice da Silva Aguiar

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The ******** of Alice da Silva Aguiar is being held at St Patrick’s ******* in Southport

Crowds have lined streets for the ******** for one of the three ****** ******* in the Southport attacks.

Alice da Silva Aguiar, aged nine, ***** from her injuries in hospital a day after a knifeman attacked children attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July.

Bebe King, aged six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, also ***** in the *******, where eight other ****** and two adults were injured.

About 300 people gathered near the *******, some held balloons and others released bubbles before a round of applause broke out as the cortege arrived.

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Alice da Silva Aguiar, pictured during her Holy Communion, was described by her local priest as a “wonderfully happy girl”

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A group of paramedics arrived with a pink bouquet outside the *******

Pink ribbons and balloons were tied to lampposts and garden walls.

Outside the packed *******, many mourners listened as the service was broadcast through speakers.

In an earlier tribute, Alice’s parents said: “Keep smiling and dancing like you love to do our Princess, like we said before to you, you’re always our princess and no one would change that.”

The family, who is Portuguese,

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on Tuesday, which is traditional in Portugal one week after a person has *****.

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Well-wishers applauded as the ******** procession arrived at the *******

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Liverpool players and fans held a minute’s silence at their pre-season friendly with Sevilla at Anfield earlier

Father John Heneghan,

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at St Patrick’s *******, previously told BBC Radio Merseyside that his abiding memory of Alice was of a “wonderfully happy girl” who brought “joy to her mum and dad”.

He said the town’s residents were “very bruised and would be for a long time” following the *******, adding that many were “horrified” by how the stabbings had been used as an excuse to spark disorder across the ***.

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Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, from Merseyside Police, attended the service with colleagues

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At a service held last week, Alice’s parents thanked the local community for their support

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