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Girl stabbed while holding baby | |
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A girl who was fatally stabbed in a Liverpool museum was holding her baby son at the time of the attack. | |
Laura Bailey, 17, was stabbed in the World Museum on Sunday lunchtime but managed to hand the baby to a passer-by before she collapsed and died. | |
Moments later, 21-year-old Kevin Howard - who police say was known to the teenager - jumped to his death from the third floor balcony. | |
Police say the 12-month-old baby is being looked after by social services. | |
The museum, on William Brown Street, was immediately evacuated following the deaths while police carried out forensic tests and interviewed witnesses. The building remained closed on Monday. | |
The museum was previously known as Liverpool Museum, but after a refurbishment it reopened under its new name in April 2005. | The museum was previously known as Liverpool Museum, but after a refurbishment it reopened under its new name in April 2005. |
In May, 24-year-old Alexander Dutton climbed over a balcony on the sixth floor and apparently jumped. |