End the UK riots, parents of murdered girl urge at her funeral

Sergio Aguiar, the father of Alice Da Silva Aguiar, one of the three children who were victims of a knife attack during a dance event, looks on as her coffin arrives at St Patrick's Catholic Church, in Southport, Britain August 11, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman

SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) - The parents of one of three girls murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northern England last month called for an end to the nationwide rioting that followed their deaths at an emotional funeral for their young daughter.

Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, and two other girls died and eight were injured after being stabbed in an attack at the event at the seaside town of Southport two weeks ago.