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Tearful mothers of Southport victims call for truth at public inquiry

Speaking through tears for much of her statement, Lauren King raised her voice as she said: ‘The truth must be faced.’

Evening Standard

Mother of Southport victim calls for answers at inquiry

Jenni Stancombe, whose seven-year-old daughter Elsie Dot Stancombe died in the attack, gave evidence on Monday.

Evening Standard

‘Why wasn’t he stopped?’ Parents of murdered girls to appear at Southport attack inquiry

Testimony over first five days of hearings in Liverpool describes horrifying impact of Axel Rudakubana’s crimes

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Southport mother thought daughter was dead, inquiry hears

The child had hid in toilets with dance teacher Heidi Liddle as Axel Rudakubana launched a stabbing frenzy on innocent children at a dance studio.

Evening Standard

Teenage girl stabbed twice in Southport attack relives day ‘like horror film on repeat’

Schoolgirl victim tells inquiry she looked into killer’s ‘possessed’ eyes before he launched attack at dance workshop

The Guardian - UK

‘I hear the screams, I see the blood’ – Southport survivor tells of nightmares

The teenager, the oldest child to be attacked, addressed the public inquiry into the attack on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Two sisters showed ‘remarkable’ bravery as they ran from Southport attacker

The first phase of the inquiry is expected to run until November.

Evening Standard

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Southport dance teacher who shielded child in toilet during attack ‘tortured by guilt’

Heidi Liddle told inquiry she felt ‘crushing’ guilt, while Leanne Lucas said she felt ‘ostracised’ from community

The Guardian - UK

‘Man with knife inside dance class’, mother told at Southport attack

The public Inquiry is hearing from the parents of children caught up in the attack.

The Independent UK

‘Did people not love him?’ Girl stabbed in Southport attack asked mother ‘what made attacker so angry’

Another mother said her child had shown ‘a level of bravery no child should ever need to show’ in protecting her younger sister from killer Axel Rudakubana

The Independent UK

Bravery of girls who protected each other in Southport attack praised at inquiry

Parents gave impact evidence to the Southport Inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Girl saved sister’s life by shielding her from Southport attacker, inquiry hears

Mother tells how elder daughter was stabbed multiple times while protecting little sister in July 2024 attack

The Guardian - UK

Parents collecting children saw ‘true horror’, Southport Inquiry told

The public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard evidence from parents and a businessman who confronted the killer during the attacks last year.

Evening Standard

Mother tells Southport Inquiry about moment she heard ‘the kids have been stabbed’

Businessman knifed when he went to help also gives testimony, describing scene as ‘like something from a horror movie’

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Man stabbed while tackling Southport killer describes scene of ‘horror’

Jonathan Hayes tells inquiry he thought he was ‘dying at every stage’ after grappling with Axel Rudakubana

Evening Standard

Southport Inquiry hears of moment mother was told ‘the kids have been stabbed’

The mother-of-two, whose two daughters were present at the attack, described arriving ‘to a scene reserved for nightmares’.

The Independent UK

Families ‘hope no stone is unturned’ as Southport killings inquiry resumes

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack on July 29 last year.

Evening Standard

Playground in memory of Southport victims to be unveiled to classmates

The outdoor area of the primary school attended by Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King was transformed after a fundraiser.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Two-tier Britain’: how Lucy Connolly became a cause célèbre for the right

Woman jailed for social media post after Southport attack has been seized on as a symbol that free speech is supposedly failing in the UK

The Guardian - UK

‘It was a present to myself’: Southport house for sale with ball pit off bedroom

Seller of seven-bedroom house says she was inspired by Cara Delevingne to create space that is ‘so relaxing’

The Guardian - UK

Police chief attacks Reform UK promise to scrap equality policies as ‘ludicrous’

Merseyside chief constable, who is retiring, also dismisses claims asylum seekers are to blame for a crime wave

The Independent UK

Chief constable tells of ‘horrific’ abuse she received after Southport attack

Serena Kennedy was speaking ahead of her retirement from Merseyside Police at the end of the month.

The Independent UK

Lucy Connolly considering legal action against police after prison release

The 42-year-old was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online in the aftermath of the Southport murders last year.

International Business Times UK

Lucy Connolly Walks Free After Racist X Comments Sent Her to Jail; What Really Happened?

Lucy Connolly, jailed for inciting violence against asylum-seeker hotels on X, has been released after serving 40% of her sentence, reigniting debate over free speech and hate crime laws in the UK.

The Independent UK

Why did Lucy Connolly receive a 31-month sentence for Southport tweet?

Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred online following the Southport attacks, has been released from prison.

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