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Public inquiry launches to investigate what went wrong in lead up to tragic Southport stabbings

Published on April 07, 2025 at 10:56 PM

A PUBLIC inquiry into what went wrong in the lead-up to the Southport stabbings began its work yesterday.

It will look into any potential failings by public organisations dealing with when aged 17.

Mugshot of Axel Rudakubana. — A public inquiry into what went wrong in the lead-up to Axel Rudakubana's Southport stabbing spree began its work yesterday

The inquiry, which will have powers to summon witnesses, will then examine the wider issue of young people drawn into extreme violence.

It will be chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford, the judge who handed ’s killer a whole-life term.

Home Secretary said: “We owe it to all those affected on that terrible day to quickly understand what went wrong, answer difficult questions and do everything in our power to prevent something like this from happening again.

“The Southport Inquiry will provide insights into any failings that allowed a young man with a previous history of violence, to commit this horrendous attack.”;

Rudakubana, now 18, killed , nine, , seven, and , six, last July at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.

He also tried to kill eight other children as well as class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.

Three separate referrals were made to the Government’s counter-terror programme, Prevent, about Rudakubana’s behaviour in the years before the attack, as well as six separate calls to .

In January, he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years.