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Keir Starmer’s focus on knife sales is a futile distraction

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The Guardian - UK

Police failed to arrest Southport killer when caught with knife two years before attack

Officers told Axel Rudakubana’s mother to keep knives out of son’s reach after he was found carrying blade on bus

The Guardian - UK

Southport victim’s mother fears graphic details could be used to fuel hatred

Police urged social media commentators not to post graphic details of the Southport victims’ injuries at the request of the family.

Evening Standard

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Declaring Southport attack as terrorism ‘would have given police more time’

DCI Jason Pye says declaration would have given investigators longer to question Axel Rudakubana and compile evidence

The Guardian - UK

Southport attack: changing the definition of terrorism won’t stop the violence

Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum 52 years in jail for the killing of three young girls in Southport in a stabbing attack in 2024. After Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a public inquiry, saying the state “failed in its duty” to…

The Conversation

Chilling footage captures Axel Rudakubana ordering taxi to former school week before Southport murders

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana ordered a taxi to return to his former school just a week before he stabbed three young girls to death.

The Independent UK

Parents of Southport murder victims share ‘permanent numbness’ after ‘pure evil’

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29.

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Watch: Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's journey to Taylor Swift dance class where he murdered three girls

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was caught on CCTV footage travelling to the Taylor Swift dance class where he murdered three girls.

The Independent UK

Chilling footage shows Southport mass murderer Axel Rudakubana on his way to carry out stabbings

Footage shows killer arriving by taxi before making his way to dance studio

Evening Standard

Child-killer Axel Rudakubana sentenced to 52 years following Southport murders

Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court following the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport.

The National (Scotland)

Footage released of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana leaving taxi without paying

The teenager repeatedly ignored the driver when asked how he wanted to pay.

Evening Standard

Timeline of events related to the Southport stabbings

Axel Rudakubana, 18, killed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, in the stabbing.

Evening Standard

Police and Prevent under scrutiny as details emerge on Southport killer

Police were called six times over Axel Rudakubana and he was referred to Prevent three times

Evening Standard

Pictures show armoury of weapons Southport killer stored in bedroom

Images and documents relating to violence, war and genocide were found on his devices.

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The Independent UK

Axel Rudakubana likely to spend life in prison after being sentenced to 52 years for Southport murders

Eighteen-year-old is handed 13 life sentences on Thursday

The Independent UK

Warning signs missed: Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s parents asked police four times for help with teen

Police were repeatedly called and teachers raised fears over teen researching terror attack on school computer in a string of missed opportunities to halt killer

The Independent UK

Southport child-killer detained for at least of 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders

Axel Rudakubana was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Innocent Southport victims ‘did not know evil’ before day of attack

DCI Jason Pye, who led the investigation, said no training course could have prepared his officers for the horror of what they saw.

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The Independent UK

Why wasn’t Southport killer Axel Rudakubana given a whole-life order?

Rudakubana, 18, murdered three girls aged between six and nine in a frenzied knife attack in Southport last year

The Guardian - UK

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls

Eighteen-year-old had pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder

The Guardian - UK

‘The act of a coward’: families share pain and anger during Southport sentencing

Grieving parents and children address court, as Axel Rudakubana removed from dock after interrupting hearing

The Independent UK

Watch: Sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana for murdering three girls at Taylor Swift dance class

Warning: This livestream may contain distressing content.

Evening Standard

Southport attack survivor says victims have ‘scars we cannot unsee’

Survivors of the July 29 attack spoke at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana dubbed 'evil' and 'coward' by victims in brave court statements

Victims stood up in court to reveal the impact of the Southport stabbings

Evening Standard

‘Act of a coward’ – mother of Southport victim’s words for daughter’s killer

Jenny Stancombe’s victim impact statement was read to the court on Thursday.

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