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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
George Lithgow

Police did not think Axel Rudakubana would be radicalised, leaked report shows

A prison van, watched by protesters, leaves Liverpool Crown Court, where Axel Rudakubana, 18, was detained for life with a minimum term of 52 years (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Counterterrorism officers did not believe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was “in danger of being radicalised”, leaks from a Home Office report have revealed.

The Prevent learning review will criticise counterterrorism officers for failing to properly take into account Rudakubana’s obsession with extreme violence when it is released, the Sunday Times has reported.

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