A HERO of the Southport knife attacks has told for the first time how he confronted killer Axel Rudakubana — and said of that fateful day: “The horror will live with me forever.” Joel Verite, 26,

Axel Rudakubana, who terrorised a children's dance class which ended with the tragic deaths of three little girls, is said to now be suffering alone behind bars after being sentenced to a minimum term

There was “sufficient risk” posed by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana to keep his cases within the Prevent programme active and these were “closed prematurely”, Home Office minister Dan Jarvis has said.

The “clingy” isolated teen’s identity as a twisted killer has proven complex, but now, psychologists examine the moments that created a monster

The report highlighted that in his second referral to Prevent, Axel Rudakubana's name was spelt differently from the first. It noted a Prevent supervisor was unable to find the previous referral and "this may have caused the case to be closed quickly on minimal information".

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was not considered a terror threat despite describing the Manchester Arena bombing as a "good thing" and "talking about stabbing people", a shocking report has revealed.

Axel Rudakubana had been referred to the Prevent anti-terror scheme three times between 2019 and 2021 The Prevent counter-terrorism scheme "prematurely" closed its case on Axel Rudakubana three years before he went on to murder three children in Southport,

A government review into Prevent's assessment of the dangers posed by murderer Axel Rudakubana have shown the teenager posed a 'significant risk' but the cases were 'closed prematurely'. Rudakubana was handed a life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years for the murders of Bebe King,