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Bravery of girls who protected each other in Southport attack praised at inquiry

Girls injured in the attack on a Southport dance class showed a “a level of bravery no child should ever need to show” as they protected each other from Axel Rudakubana, a public inquiry has heard. Giving impact evidence to the Southport Inquiry at ...

09 Sept 2025 at 14:11

Parents collecting children saw ‘true horror’, Southport Inquiry told

Parents who witnessed “true horror” when they arrived to collect their children from a dance class have spoken at the public inquiry into the Southport attack. The families of surviving children gave impact evidence to the hearings at Liverpool ...

08 Sept 2025 at 15:06

Mother of Southport victim calls for answers at inquiry

The heartbroken mother of a seven-year-old girl killed in the Southport attack has told a public inquiry: “I need to understand how this happened.” Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died along with Bebe King, six, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva ...

15 Sept 2025 at 12:24

Tearful mothers of Southport victims call for truth at public inquiry

Tearful mothers of the girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for truth, accountability and change in emotional statements at the public inquiry. Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were ...

15 Sept 2025 at 14:29

Southport attacker contacted retailers about ordering crossbows, inquiry told

The Southport attacker contacted two archery retailers when he was 15 asking if they could deliver crossbows in “discreet” packaging, the public inquiry into the attack has heard. Axel Rudakubana, who killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot ...

01 Oct 2025 at 14:01

Firms ‘did not know’ machete was in parcel delivered to Southport attacker

Three firms involved in the delivery of a machete to the Southport attacker have told a public inquiry they did not know the package contained a knife. The blade, from website Hunting and Knives, was ordered by Axel Rudakubana, then ...

01 Oct 2025 at 17:43

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 Alice da Silva ...

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 killed Bebe King, ...

09 Oct 2025 at 17:08

Southport survivors experienced ‘vile abuse’ on social media, inquiry told

The adult survivors of the Southport attack have been subjected to “vile abuse” on social media, the public inquiry has heard. Dance teachers Leanne Lucas and Heidi Liddle, who ran the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July ...

17 Sept 2025 at 13:38

‘Difficult’ to understand how one person caused so many injuries, inquiry hears

A police officer on duty in the control room on the day of the Southport attack has told the public inquiry he found it “difficult to understand” how one person could have inflicted so many injuries. Chief Inspector Andrew ...

24 Sept 2025 at 16:14

Southport teacher was ‘let down’ by organisations, inquiry told

The yoga teacher who was stabbed by the Southport attacker was “let down” by organisations which should keep the public safe, the public inquiry has heard. Leanne Lucas, who was injured during the attack, was due to give ...

29 Sept 2025 at 15:44

No one would have imagined Southport attack would happen, inquiry told

The Southport attack on a children’s dance class was something “so awful” that no one could have imagined it would happen, the woman who ran the studio has told the public inquiry. Jennifer Scholes, who owned the lease ...

29 Sept 2025 at 14:10

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