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Full details of Southport killer’s three Prevent referrals in 16 months

A review said the concerns raised should have meant Axel Rudakubana was given further support to be diverted away from extremism.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Man who killed off-duty police officer jailed again for laundering millions

Timmy Donovan was jailed for six years in 2015 after being found guilty of the manslaughter of newly married Pc Neil Doyle in Liverpool.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Failing to remove extreme content ‘risks other attacks’, Cooper tells tech firms

The Home Secretary has written to firms including Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta telling them to urgently review content.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2025

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Headteachers pay tribute to Southport victims

Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar died in the attack by Axel Rudakubana.

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2025

Southport murders condemned as 'most harrowing' investigation Merseyside Police ever seen

Investigating the Southport murders committed by Axel Rudakubana was the "most harrowing" large-scale investigation ever dealt with by Merseyside Police, the Senior Investigating Officer of the investigation concluded after the 18-year-old was sentenced on Thursday, 23 January.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Southport victim’s mother fears graphic details could be used to fuel hatred

Police urged social media commentators not to post graphic details of the Southport victims’ injuries at the request of the family.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Parents of Southport murder victims share ‘permanent numbness’ after ‘pure evil’

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

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Timeline of events related to the Southport stabbings

Axel Rudakubana, 18, killed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, in the stabbing.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Pictures show armoury of weapons Southport killer stored in bedroom

Images and documents relating to violence, war and genocide were found on his devices.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Social media companies could have helped to prevent riots, police chief says

Violent disorder was seen across the country after Axel Rudakubana killed three girls.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Southport attack survivor says victims have ‘scars we cannot unsee’

Survivors of the July 29 attack spoke at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

The false claim that Southport trial was deliberately timed for Trump inauguration

The claim echoes other posts over recent months which make various claims about the timing of both events

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Fact check: Photograph of Prime Minister with Southport attacker is fake

The image has been shared widely on social media, likely as a joke.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Britain facing new terror threat from generation of ‘young men in their bedrooms’, Starmer warns

PM lays groundwork for an overhaul of terrorism laws to capture the new threat of ‘loners and misfits’ driven to acts of extreme violence by ‘all manner of material online’

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Southport killer: What was known when?

Axel Rudakubana was known to agencies before carrying out the killings.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Southport killer: what was known when?

Axel Rudakubana was known to agencies before carrying out the killings.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Two-year-old boy who died in ‘medical episode’ at nursery named

Parents of Jude Gerrard paid tribute to their ‘incredibly special’ son

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Horror inside summer holiday dance class

Axel Rudakubana armed himself with a large kitchen knife before heading to the Taylor Swift themed even for children.

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Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Authorities deny witholding information on Southport attacks

Full details of the prosecution case will be made public when Axel Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Southport killer spoke in court for first time to enter guilty pleas

The 18-year-old had not put forward a defence case statement and lawyers were not planning to advance a positive case on his behalf at trial.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Why Axel Rudakubana will not get a whole life sentence for Southport massacre

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is due to be sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to murder of three children and trying to kill 10 other people

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Who are the victims of Axel Rudakubana’s attack?

Three girls were killed at a Taylor Swift-themed class last year.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

How the Southport stabbings sparked violence across the country

Within hours of his attack, posts spread on the internet which claimed the suspect was a 17-year-old asylum seeker.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2025

‘Speak up for Ellis’: Mother of teenager shot in back issues emotional plea on his 20th birthday to find killer

‘Kind’ and ‘laid back’ Ellis Cox was shot in the back in a confrontation on a Liverpool industrial estate last June

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025

Merseyside police ‘surprised’ to catch boy, 7, driving off-road scrambler bike

Concerned members of public alerted officers to vehicle being driven erratically in Knowsley on New Year’s Eve

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