Southport killer admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times
Public bodies failed to identify the threat posed by Axel Rudakubana, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say
Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls in the Southport attack, appeared to have no particular ideology but was obsessed by violence and genocide, investigators said.The New York Times - 14h -
Yvette Cooper says multiple agencies failed to identify ‘terrible danger’ posed by Southport killer – politics live
Home secretary tells MPs details of attack will be set out when Axel Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday. Starmer says nothing will be off the table in the inquiry.. There are also questions ...The Guardian - 14h -
Father stopped Southport killer from going to former school a week before attack
The 18-year-old was known for having a fascination with violence and despotic figures including Hitler.BBC News - 15h -
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Donald Trump's inauguration and Axel Rudakubana's guilty plea over the Southport attacks lead the papers.BBC News - 22h -
Southport attacker admits murdering three girls
The prime minister says there are "grave questions to answer" after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murdering three girls at a dance class.BBC News - 1d -
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana admits murdering three girls
Rudakubana, 18, pleads guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder. Axel Rudakubana: ‘ticking timebomb’ who murdered three ...The Guardian - 1d -
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