I didn’t even know they’d gone up there. I wouldn’t have gone, even if they’d asked me to. I always stick to the rules. That way you don’t get hurt, unless there’s an earthquake or another natural disaster … My mum says that you have to be ready for anything. We have a panic room at our house. And I have to text my mum as soon–
Oh. I was in studio four practising my piece and then I went straight to the auditorium. I was with my mum the whole time. She was trying to keep me calm, but sometimes she makes me worse.
Please don’t tell her I—
You’ve probably already seen her. Or heard her. She can be a bit loud … Yes. That’s her. That’s my mum.
She kept trying to put a flower in my hair, even though I told her it would fall out.
I did the audition with the flower and it did fall out, right at the end.
Beatrice Jones
Phoenix Academy of Performing Arts
Surrey Police interview transcript
20 February 2016