FBI assisting UK investigation into Southport killer Axel Rudakubana
US Department of Justice also involved in what are thought to be efforts to recover deleted internet search history
The FBI and the US Department of Justice have joined the investigation into the Southport killer, Axel Rudakubana, and are reported to be helping UK police recover his deleted internet search history.
Rudakubana, 18, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January for murdering three young girls and attempting to murder eight others in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July last year.
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