British teenager who killed three girls likely viewed footage of Sydney’s Wakeley stabbing before carrying out attack, report finds

Floral tributes are left at the site of the Southport stabbing, after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP

A major inquiry into the stabbing of three girls in the UK has detailed how a British teenager likely viewed footage of the Wakeley stabbing in Sydney before committing the attack, and criticised X for its unwillingness to remove the graphic clip.

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for life for murdering Bebe King, six, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July 2024 and the attempted murder of 10 others.