An 18-year-old teenager inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to 14 months in a young offenders' institution after planning a copycat attack, including discussions about bombing the first Oasis reunion concert in Cardiff. McKenzie Morgan, from Llanfrechfa near Cwmbran, admitted possessing an al-Qaeda training manual, which prosecutors said could be used to prepare acts of terrorism.
The Old Bailey heard that Morgan became fixated on Rudakubana, who murdered three young girls during a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July 2024. Police found images of Rudakubana on Morgan's phone, along with banned extremist documents and a note titled 'places to attack', which included photographs and directions to a local children's dance school near his home. Location data suggested he had visited the area shortly before his arrest.
