Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid was visibly emotional during Wednesday’s episode as she interviewed Leanne Lucas, a survivor of the horrifying Southport knife attack that left three young girls dead. Appearing alongside co-host Richard Madeley, Susanna sat down with Leanne, who courageously opened up about her journey since the attack and her determination to stop it from happening to anyone else.
Leanne, a yoga teacher, suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident that claimed the lives of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice Aguiar. Still recovering from the trauma, she bravely appeared on live television to launch the Let’s Be Blunt campaign, a new initiative aimed at tackling knife crime by encouraging the public to use blunt-ended knives instead of pointed ones, reported the Mirror.
She was joined by Patrick Green, CEO of the Ben Kinsella Trust, as they explained how this simple change in kitchenware could have a real impact in reducing serious injuries and saving lives.
From the moment Leanne joined the show, Susanna spoke to her with heartfelt compassion and respect. “I’m just sitting here in awe of your courage to be here this morning, to reflect on what happened last summer. I know that you will have been changed and become a very different person because of what happened to you,” she said, visibly holding back tears.
“I know that it’s vital to you that you find something that helps you get something out of the trauma and tragedy, that means that you could, in the future, perhaps, save lives,” she continued. “And, that’s what this campaign is all about, isn’t it?”
Leanne nodded, then bravely added through tears: “Yes. Evil will not win. There has to be something that comes out of this, there has to be change. This cannot happen to the families it happened to, and we just sit back and do nothing about it. I will not let that happen.”
She spoke about the importance of speaking out and using her voice, despite the emotional toll it takes. Her role as a yoga instructor had always been to nurture and protect others, especially children, but since the attack, that’s something she’s struggled to return to, reports Bristol Live.
“No. My role was a teacher. To be responsible for the safety of children. That’s a really difficult position for me to ever be back in again, to be responsible for anybody else,” she said, clearly still grappling with the pain and weight of that day.
Richard asked whether knowing she had done everything she could during the incident helped in her recovery. Leanne paused before answering honestly: “Not really, because look what happened. We can’t change the result of what happened.”
Her message, though devastating, was clear and powerful: “So, if we can do anything to make sure that people don’t feel the way I feel, the way the families feel, the way Southport feels, then we will continue to talk about this. I think that’s one of the main things I’m trying to say, is we need to talk about knife crime.”
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