The missed opportunities to stop Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

Authorities were alerted astir Southport slayer Axel Rudakubana's behaviour, with him being referred to Prevent - the government's anti-extremism programme - 3 times

Concerns were raised astir twisted Axel Rudakubana respective times successful the years earlier helium carried retired the horrific Southport murders, it has emerged.

Authorities were alerted astir his behaviour, with him being referred to Prevent - the government's anti-extremism programme - 3 times. Police were besides called astir him connected 5 occasions owed to his troubling behaviour.

In October 2019, Rudakubana contacted Childline and asked, “What should I bash if I privation to termination somebody?” In the days that followed helium explained helium hated idiosyncratic astatine schoolhouse who bullied him, helium was aggravated and wanted to termination them.

He said helium had taken a weapon to school, The Range, successful Formby. As a effect helium was spoken to by constabulary wherever helium confirmed helium had taken a weapon to school. When helium admitted taking a weapon successful connected 10 erstwhile occasions helium permanently excluded.

Referrals were made to the Multi-Agency Safeguard Hub (MASH) and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Rudakubana was moved to The Acorns School, Ormskirk, a Pupil Referral Unit. When asked wherefore helium had taken a weapon to school, helium replied, “To usage it”.

In December that twelvemonth Rudakubana booked a taxi to instrumentality him backmost to The Range - wherever helium attacked a pupil with a hockey stick. When constabulary arrived a room weapon was recovered successful his backpack.

He was charged with and pleaded blameworthy to battle occasioning existent bodily harm, possession of an violative limb and possession of a bladed article. He received a referral bid which helium complied with.

Following this incident, The Acorns refused to let him connected the premises, though helium aboriginal returned nether supervision. Three referrals were besides made to Prevent betwixt 2019-21.

In November 2019 a referral was made aft helium researched schoolhouse shootings successful class. A 2nd came successful February 2021 aft reports helium had uploaded 2 images of Colonel Gadaffi to Instagram. And successful April 2021 a 3rd was made due to the fact that helium had been recovered researching the London Bridge panic attack.

In March 2022, a spot was recovered for Rudakubana astatine Presfield High School, but helium did not attend. Mark Winstanley, adjunct main constable with Lancashire Police, elaborate the interactions his unit had with Rudakubana implicit a three-year period, from 2019 to 2022. While the horrific murders happened successful Southport, Merseyside, it soon became wide the slayer lived successful Banks, Lancs.

He said: “Our heartfelt condolences stay with the bereaved families who person mislaid truthful overmuch arsenic a effect of the appalling attacks successful Southport past year. No words tin alleviate the symptom they are enduring and look each day.” He said constabulary received 4 calls from Rudakubana’s location address, 1 of which was to study him missing from home. The unit besides received the telephone from ChildLine.

They besides received a telephone from Presfield High School successful March 2021 requesting a payment cheque connected Rudakubana - arsenic helium had not attended schoolhouse since May 25 the erstwhile year. He besides told however successful May 2022 his dada called constabulary aft his behaviour escalated erstwhile helium was denied entree to a computer

In March that twelvemonth his mum called to study him missing from home. He was recovered connected a autobus aft the operator called to accidental helium hadn’t paid the fare. He confessed to having a weapon and was taken location by police. In November 2021 constabulary called aft helium kicked his dada and damaged his car,although his dada didn’t privation to property charges.

Also that period constabulary were called aft Rudakubana became distressed erstwhile a alien knocked connected their door. His parents called backmost and said constabulary weren’t needed. In each lawsuit referrals were made to MASH.

ACC Winstanley said: “As you would expect, we reviewed each of these incidents instantly aft the appalling onslaught past July. It would beryllium inappropriate for maine to connection immoderate further remark connected the incidents oregon the result of the reviews, arsenic these volition each beryllium thoroughly examined successful the nationalist inquiry. Our thoughts stay with each those who person mislaid truthful overmuch due to the fact that of Rudakubana’s actions.”