Fitness coach who risked his life to help children last night in the Southport knife attack, insisted that yoga teacher Leanne Lucas be a “real hero”.
Joel Verite, 26, was among the first on stage after Axel Rudakubana embarked on a game at Taylor Swift Dance Manifesto.
9
Fitness trainer who risked his life to help children last night in the Southport knife attack, insisted that yoga teacher Leanne Lucas, in the picture, is a “real hero”: social media
9
Joel Verite, 26, was among the first on stage after Axel Rudakubana embarked on a game at Taylor Swift Dance Eventcredit: PP.
Three young girls died with eight other injured children. Organizer Leanne – Making bracelets with children – he was stabbed five times, but still managed to take children from the teenager attacker.
She once called in 999 before she collapsed.
Joel said, “I feel like it’s Leanne’s real hero. She was there protecting all these innocent girls.
“She ran down, ran to the road, headed to the road and was on the phone to police, warning them about it.
Read more about Southport attack
“What she endured from the inside – go out while she was already wounded heroic. Imagine not heading for the trip. He could have been there longer and no one would know.”
Joel also paid tribute to Leanne’s colleague Heidi Liddle, who tried to get her out of Rudakubana.
As she pushed her children toward the way out, a girl came across the toilet, so Heidi pulled behind her and locked her door and held her leg as Rudakubana tried to open it.
Joel said, “Leanne and Heidi just appeared to work and had no choice with what happened. They simply had to deal with it.
“I had a choice to get involved or not, but not.”
Joel helped his friend, the cleaner of the Marcin Tyjon window, doing their rounds on July 29 when they noticed the bloody Leanne down on the car in front of Hart Space.
During the massacre, I came face to face with Southport Killer in a dance studio – and performed the victims
When Joel jumped out of the van, she pointed to the studio and said to him, “Stick the children inside!”
Joel said the sun: “Her body then singled out and collapsed.
She did all that and then collapsed at the last minute. “
He took Leanne’s phone to continue her 999 call before running toward the studio.
Joel, a former prospectus of the Wigan Warriors Ragbi Academy, supported two officers who arrived in place a few minutes later.
Was six meters from Rudakubana, who had a 20 cm long knife
The monster, then 17, was arrested. Baby King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven and nine -year -old Alice da Silva Aguiar.
For Alice, Elsie, Babies, Heidi and Surviving Girls, I Survive for You
Leanne
Last month, Rudakuban, who is now 18, is in prison for 52 years. Crown Court heard that Leanne had published an advertisement for yoga and a dance workshop Taylor Swift on Instagram on July 7th for children aged six to 11 years. Pal Heidi helped Leanne monitor the event.
Leanne, 36, said Rudakuban weighed in listening to her mental and physical trauma – but vowed to continue to try to find “kindness in the world.”
She added, “I see his face all the time. He was targeting us because we were women and girls, vulnerable and light prey. For Alice, Elsie, Babies, Heidi and Surviving Girls – I survive for you.”
9
Attacking attacks took place on July 29, 2024 during the summer holidays
9
Flower Honor Layed Near Southport Attackcredit: Getty
9
Police at the scene after Attackcredit: Getty
In November, Leanne also gave a speech to vigil with candles to remember the victim of male violence.
She said, “Enough love comes from Southport, a lot of love comes from all over the world. The influence was tragic, but sometimes there were some glitter. “
Joel also praised the way the local community gathered immediately after the attack.
He said, “People appeared to see what was going on and immediately when they realized that young girls were hurt, they did everything they could to help them. Everyone who did something did something that day were a hero.”
He continued to support the change of law to force the killers like a handle into a dock.
The coward refused to face the families of his victim while in prison. He earlier disturbed the hearing of his sentence, repeatedly claiming that he was ill in the best that the medics had given him everything obvious.
I was really happy to be guilty, so the families did not have to go through a full court case
Joel
Judge Mr Justice Goose ordered him to remove him from court after he was still shouting because the details of his terrible crimes were first appointed. Refused to return to the courtroom.
Joel, who spent hours giving the police a video interview in the days after the attack to help in the prosecution case, said: “I was really happy that he confessed to the guilt that the families did not have to go through a full court.
“But if you commit such a crime, 100 percent I believe you should be there to face punishment. That should be required.
“You should make you get up there behind a glass and everyone should be able to look at you how low you are a human being.”
Last Tuesday, Rudakubana again refused to leave his cell at HMP Belmarsh, this time for a video in court to solve a legal issue.
The government supported the change of law after the killer Thomas Cashman refused to come to court for a verdict in April 2023. Due to the murder of Liverpool, nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Corbel.
Last month, her mom Cheryl Korbel met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the secretary of justice Shabana Mahmood.
The Minister said to the MPs: “I will give the judiciality to give the judges the authority to order participation in the hearing for the sentence. I will make it clear that a reasonable force can be used to ensure that this happens. “
9
Axel Rudakubana was only 17 years old when he killed three and injured dozens in Southport Attackcredit: Well
9
Alice da Silva Aguiar (9) was one of three girls killed in horror Attackcredit: AFP
9
Baby King, 6, was the youngest of three victims: AFP
9
Elsie Dot Stancombe (7) was also tragically killed: AFP
To be proud of the heroes
Richard Moriarty
Southport stabs were a low point in modern British history and led to difficult questions.
What caused a boy to deliberately kill three young girls and try to kill ten other people, two of whom were the adults who tried to stop him?
As a dad two young boys, it was incomprehensible. Despite the 25 years as a journalist, when the reports first entered, I remember thinking, “That can’t be true.”
The coverage of Axel Rudakuban’s court hearing was terrible – but among traumas we must hear examples of selflessness in a dance studio by police, doctors and firefighters.
They were joined by his hero Joela Verite, who risked his life twice to rush to the studio.
He was not alone in his actions.
We should feel rightly proud of everyone who responded to what was a terrible situation.
Joel, like many others, still carries emotional and mental scars from that day.
He deserves to know that he is also a hero.
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education