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

The outgoing chief constable of Merseyside Police has said she received “horrific” abuse in the wake of the Southport attack and she called for a continued focus on diversity. Serena Kennedy branded claims of a two-tier policing system “absolute ...

29 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Southport attack yoga teacher says she had to survive to save the children

A yoga teacher who was attacked in the Southport stabbings has said she felt she had to survive in order to save the children in her class, despite being stabbed five times. Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, ...

24 Feb 2025 at 07:09

‘If I didn’t get out, everyone was going to die’, says Southport yoga teacher

A yoga teacher who was repeatedly stabbed in the Southport attacks has described helping several children to run to safety, adding she felt she had to survive in order to save those in her class. Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered Alice da Silva ...

24 Feb 2025 at 14:59

Fact check: Southport attack has been repeatedly discussed in Parliament

A widely shared online post claimed that it was illegal to speak about the details of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s case in Parliament. “The true horrific story of the murderous black boy on the right, was forbidden, by law, to be ...

24 Mar 2025 at 16:21

Raise children better to cut knife crime, say family of Southport attack victim

The parents of one of the survivors of the Southport attack said knife crime will only be cut if young people are “raised better” and are taught about healthy relationships. Their daughter, referred to as child A, survived despite being ...

20 Mar 2025 at 15:35

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

A teenager stabbed in the Southport attack said in her nightmares she sees the killer hurting children and coming towards her, “like a horror film”. The tearful youngster told the public inquiry in Liverpool: “I still have nightmares. ...

11 Sept 2025 at 12:23

‘Cowardly’ Southport killer targeted women and girls, inquiry hears

Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana’s sadistic attack specifically targeted women and girls, a public inquiry heard. The hearing, at Liverpool Town Hall, was shown the pink-coloured advert for the Taylor Swift themed yoga and ...

16 Sept 2025 at 16:34

Southport falls silent to honour attack victims on first anniversary

Southport has fallen silent to remember the three girls who died in an attack on a dance class a year ago. A three-minute silence was held at 3pm on Tuesday, to mark a year since Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and ...

29 Jul 2025 at 18:38

Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools

A girl who thought she was “going to die” after being stabbed in the Southport attack has called for mandatory first aid training in schools. In an interview with Sky News marking one year since the attack, when Axel ...

29 Jul 2025 at 11:21

Police feared Southport killer could be ‘terrorist’ five years before attack

A police officer feared Southport killer Axel Rudakubana could be a terrorist five years before he carried out his deadly attack, an inquiry heard. Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and ...

06 Oct 2025 at 20:15

Southport killer referral ‘would have continued if officer saw internet history’

A police sergeant has told an inquiry that she would not have closed the Southport killer’s first referral to the government’s anti-terror programme if she had seen his internet search history. Axel Rudakubana ...

09 Oct 2025 at 17:08

Southport killer ‘could and should have been stopped’, inquiry hears

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana could and should have been stopped before launching his murderous attack on children, a public inquiry heard. Families of the children he stabbed and killed criticised the ...

17 Sept 2025 at 12:02

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