- Musician Interacts with Knife Assault Survivor
At this London "Eras Tour" performance at Wembley Stadium, Taylor Swift (34) might've had an emotional experience. The singer invited victims and their families from a fatal stabbing incident in Southport to her backstage area. Captured moments from this encounter were shared on TikTok by Sami Foster, mother to the affected girls.
The pictures show Taylor Swift, her mother Andrea, Foster, and her daughters Autumn and Hope all smiling and posing. Foster captioned the post, expressing gratitude to Swift, referencing the song lyrics from "Cardigan" - "You drew stars around my scars." One of the girls can be spotted wearing a bandage with those exact words.
As for whether she interacted with more survivors or families of the deceased during her five London concerts, details remain unclear. It's reported that Swift reached out to the families of the deceased girls privately before the shows.
The tragic stabbing incident in Southport took place on July 29, involving a dance class catering to children aged six to nine. Three participants lost their lives and eight other children, as well as two adults, sustained injuries.
In response to this tragedy, Swift took to Instagram on July 30, expressing her shock and sympathies, "The horror of yesterday's attack in Southport still haunts me… the loss of life and innocence, and the traumatic impact it's had on everyone present, the families, and the first responders. They were just little kids in a dance class. I can't even begin to express my condolences to the families."
The Commission expressed their gratitude to Taylor Swift for her kind gestures towards the victims and their families from the Southport tragedy. Following the London "Eras Tour" performance, The Commission acknowledged Swift's private outreach to the families of the deceased girls before the shows.
