A PUBLIC inquiry into what went wrong in the lead-up to the Southport stabbings began its work yesterday.
It will look into any potential failings by public organisations dealing with Axel Rudakubana before he launched his deadly attacks when aged 17.
A public inquiry into what went wrong in the lead-up to Axel Rudakubana’s Southport stabbing spree began its work yesterday[/caption]
The inquiry, which will have powers to summon witnesses, will then examine the wider issue of young people drawn into extreme violence.
It will be chaired by Sir Adrian Fulford, the judge who handed Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens a whole-life term.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “We owe it to all those affected on that terrible day to quickly understand what went wrong, answer difficult questions and do everything in our power to prevent something like this from happening again.
“The Southport Inquiry will provide insights into any failings that allowed a young man with a previous history of violence, to commit this horrendous attack.”
Rudakubana, now 18, killed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, last July at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.
He also tried to kill eight other children as well as class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
Three separate referrals were made to the Government’s counter-terror programme, Prevent, about Rudakubana’s behaviour in the years before the attack, as well as six separate calls to police.
In January, he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years.
Bebe King, six, was killed in the attack[/caption]
Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, tragically lost her life[/caption]
