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Southport killer was assessed by MI5 officers five years before attack

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The Southport killer was assessed by MI5 and counter-terror police nearly five years before he carried out his attack, an inquiry has heard. Axel Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and attempted to murder 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year.

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Southport killer was assessed by MI5 officers five years before attack

Axel Rudakubana was referred to Prevent, the Government’s anti-extremism programme, in same month of MI5 assessment

·London, United Kingdom
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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