A damning report has lifted the lid on a catalogue of missed opportunities to stop Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, who was obsessed by the Manchester Arena bombing and school shootings

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 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".

The 18-year-old was sentenced to life with a minimum of 52 years after carrying out a vicious knife attack against little girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport

Evil Axel Rudakubana was caged for life last month for his brutal Southport murder spree - but when called back for new hearing he refused to leave his cell.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been handed a new sentence today to correct a "technical error" in a judge's first ruling.

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 has found.

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 was expected to be sentenced to life in prison at Liverpool Crown Court for the murders of three young girls and attempted murders of eight other children in Southport in July.

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,