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Parental failure and gaps in the law: why the Southport atrocity was preventable

After nine weeks of inquiry evidence, a picture has emerged of systemic breakdown and poor information sharing

The Guardian - UK

Southport families call for accountability as inquiry evidence concludes

Nine weeks of hearings finished on Thursday when the parents of Axel Rudakubana gave evidence to the inquiry.

Evening Standard

Victims’ families call for Southport killer’s parents to be held to account

Axel Rudakubana’s mother and father gave evidence to the Liverpool Town Hall hearing on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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Southport reveals year of cultural events to entice tourists after attack

Town to become ‘elegantly eccentric’ to boost economy after horrific incident that left three young girls dead

The Guardian - UK

Southport killer’s parents apologise to victims’ families at inquiry

Alphonse Rudakubana and Laetitia Muzayire gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Prevent referrals surge to record high following Southport murders as almost 1,400 people reported in London

The South East saw 1,397 people reported to the counter-terror scheme, with London close behind at 1,354

Evening Standard

Southport inquiry: killer’s parents must be ‘held to account’, say victims’ families

Call comes after Alphonse Rudakubana tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to the danger posed by his son

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Southport killer’s father hears of ‘complete disdain’ from victims’ families

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence for a second day at Liverpool Town Hall on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Father of Southport killer regrets not reporting machete delivery, inquiry hears

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence for a second day about the attack by his son, Axel.

Evening Standard

Southport attack ‘wouldn’t have happened’ if I’d reported knife delivery – but I was too scared, says killer’s father

Attacker’s father Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry

The Independent UK

Southport inquiry: killer’s father ‘sorry’ for failing to deal with son’s violent behaviour

Alphonse Rudakubana says he was ‘scared’ of his son and did not oversee his internet activity as a result

The Guardian - UK

Southport killer’s father tells inquiry he takes ‘share’ of responsibility

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Axel Rudakubana's father admits he was 'conditioned' to his violence: 'I allowed him to abuse and assault me'

Alphonse Rudakubana tells public inquiry his son would have ‘random’ outbursts of violence, sometimes twice a day

Evening Standard

Southport killer may have targeted children because of ‘society value’ – brother

Dion Rudakubana, 21, gave evidence to Liverpool Town Hall for a second day.

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Police told to speak to journalists and reveal ethnicity of suspects after trust ‘broken’

Public confidence shaken by high-profile investigations in missing mother Nicola Bulley and Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana

The Guardian - UK

Southport inquiry: killer’s brother said he feared he would kill two years before attack

Dion Rudakubana said his brother reminded him of sociopathic murderer in film No Country for Old Men

The Independent UK

Southport killer’s brother feared Axel Rudakubana would kill family member years before attack

Dion Rudakubana likened his brother to the sociopathic murderer from the film ‘No Country for Old Men’

Evening Standard

Brother of Southport attacker gives evidence to inquiry

Dion Rudakubana gave evidence to the Liverpool Town Hall hearing over videolink from a remote location.

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Evening Standard

Removing stabbing video from X would be ‘overreach’, Southport Inquiry told

Head of global government affairs for X Deanna Romina Khananisho gave evidence on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

X boss explains why ‘horrific’ video viewed by Axel Rudakubana wasn’t removed

The social media boss told the Southport Inquiry she was ‘passionate’ about a ‘free speech mission’

The Independent UK

The Huntingdon knife suspect’s race should not be bullied out of the police

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The train attack has shown yet again how revealing a suspect’s ethnic identity rarely quells the anger of those who want to weaponise a tragedy

Evening Standard

Officials bracing for record number of referrals to anti-extremism scheme

The surge began in the wake of the murders in Southport in June 2024.

Evening Standard

Southport Inquiry hears of killer’s comments about the Taliban

Axel Rudakubana was said to have compared the Taliban to the US government.

Evening Standard

Concerns about Southport attacker’s ‘extreme views’ raised when he was 15

An assessment by a support worker noted Axel Rudakubana was at risk of being involved in ‘left-wing extremist behaviours’.

Evening Standard

Southport attacker’s father asked for social services details to be kept private

The Southport Inquiry heard evidence about social services involvement with Axel Rudakubana and his family.

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