Southport attack: ‘catastrophic’ failures by multiple agencies contributed to atrocity, public inquiry finds – live updates

Parents of Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls at a dance workshop in summer 2024, also blamed by inquiryAttack blamed on agencies’ failures and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parentsRudakubana was known to the state from October 2019, when the then 13-year-old made several calls to Childline admitting to having murderous thoughts about a bully. He said he had taken a kitchen knife to school on 10 occasions.Two months later, he returned to his high school armed with a hockey stick and attacked another pupil, breaking their wrist. Police later found a knife in his backpack and arrested him on suspicion of assault and carrying a bladed article. Continue reading...