No further charges are being considered in the investigation into the Southport knife attacks, police have said. Axel Rudakubana was 17 when he murdered three young girls and severely injured 10 others – including eight children – at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the Merseyside town on 29 July 2024. After Rudakubana, from Banks...
KKA Architecture/Sefton Council The families said their vision was inspired by their daughters shared love of music and dance Southport’s Town Hall gardens are to undergo a major £10m revamp inspired by Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Aguiar, and Bebe King. Elsie, aged seven, Alice, nine, and Bebe, six, were killed in the Southport knife attack...
Kevin Duala & Lauren Hirst BBC News, Merseyside Reuters Sarah said facing Rudakubana in court would have been “a bit of closure for me” A girl who survived the Southport attack that claimed the lives of three girls has said she was angry she did not get the chance to face the “coward” who injured...
Police are investigating an alleged attack on a prison officer by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana on Thursday, according to a report in the Sun. A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Police are investigating an attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh yesterday. “Violence in prison will not be tolerated and we will always push for...
Jenny Coleman BBC News, Merseyside PA Media The officers were the first to arrive on Hart Street in Southport on 29 July 2024 Three police officers who were first on the scene to respond to the “unimaginable horror” of the Southport attacks have been nominated for National Police Bravery Awards. Sgt Gregory Gillespie, PC Luke...
The fathers of two girls killed in the Southport attack have completed the London Marathon in an emotional tribute to their daughters. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe entered the race to raise money for projects set up in their daughters’ memory. Alice Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, were killed last...
Watch: Starmer delivers message to dads of Southport victims running London Marathon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has wished luck to two fathers whose daughters were killed in the Southport attack as they prepare to run the London Marathon. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe entered the race to raise money for projects set up in...
The head of the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme, Michael Stewart, has left his role. It follows a damning review in February that found the scheme “prematurely” closed its case on Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana three years before he went on to murder three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Rudakubana was referred to Prevent three...