'My girl is our hero and we could not be prouder of her'

ONE young victim has been praised by her dad, who said his daughter is his hero and she “continues to astound" him.

- BY MARTIN FRICKER

He told the hearing the nine-year-old was knifed from behind “by a coward she didn’t even see”. The dad added: "Although she didn’t know what was happening, she knew she had to run.

“We have seen the CCTV footage of her, looking scared, confused and pained.