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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

Police and Prevent under scrutiny as details emerge on Southport killer

Police were called six times over Axel Rudakubana and he was referred to Prevent three times

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

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Axel Rudakubana likely to spend life in prison after being sentenced to 52 years for Southport murders

Eighteen-year-old is handed 13 life sentences on Thursday

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Warning signs missed: Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s parents asked police four times for help with teen

Police were repeatedly called and teachers raised fears over teen researching terror attack on school computer in a string of missed opportunities to halt killer

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Southport child-killer detained for at least of 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders

Axel Rudakubana was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Innocent Southport victims ‘did not know evil’ before day of attack

DCI Jason Pye, who led the investigation, said no training course could have prepared his officers for the horror of what they saw.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

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Why wasn’t Southport killer Axel Rudakubana given a whole-life order?

Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered three girls aged between six and nine in a frenzied knife attack in Southport last year

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls

Eighteen-year-old had pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

‘The act of a coward’: families share pain and anger during Southport sentencing

Grieving parents and children address court, as Axel Rudakubana removed from dock after interrupting hearing

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

Watch: Sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana for murdering three girls at Taylor Swift dance class

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The Independent UK · 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

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana dubbed 'evil' and 'coward' by victims in brave court statements

Victims stood up in court to reveal the impact of the Southport stabbings

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

‘Act of a coward’ – mother of Southport victim’s words for daughter’s killer

Jenny Stancombe’s victim impact statement was read to the court on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Southport child-killer’s violent past outlined in court before sentencing

Judge Mr Justice Goose ordered Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock shortly after the start of the sentencing hearing.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

Southport killer said he was ‘glad’ children were dead after arrest

CCTV shown of Axel Rudakubana’s attack at dance studio in July 2024, as sentencing hearing told details of girls’ injuries

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Sky News reporter Sarah-Jane Mee breaks down in tears reading Southport killings evidence

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Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Judge orders killer from dock as horror of ‘sadistic’ Southport murders outlined

Axel Rudakubana’s killings were a ‘pre-meditated, planned knife attack upon multiple victims’, a court heard.

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The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana gloated he was ‘glad they’re dead’ after murdering three children

The court heard Axel Rudakubana, 18, talked about the attack while in police custody

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Amazon driver handed knife used in Southport murders to adult ‘visibly over 25’

The online retailer said it had launched an urgent investigation in relation to ‘this tragic case’.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Southport attacks: Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years for 'evil' knife massacre at children's dance class

Rudakubana cowardly refused to come into the dock at Liverpool Crown Court when he was being sentenced by the judge

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Southport killer should spend whole life in prison, says murdered MP’s daughter

Katie Amess repeated her calls for an inquiry into the Prevent programme that failed to stop her father’s killer or Axel Rudakubana.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years for murder of three girls at a dance class in 2024 – as it happened

Rudakubana, 18, sentenced to life for murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and attempted murder of 10 others

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

It’s easy to label violence like the Southport attack as terrorism. I’m afraid the truth is more complex

Axel Rudakubana’s case isn’t just about how his crime is defined – but the failures of a hollowed-out social care and justice system, says author Samira Shackle

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Child-killer Axel Rudakubana to be sentenced for dance class murders

The 18-year-old admitted all 16 offences he faced on the first day of his trial on Monday.

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