It could take YEARS for police to uncover Axel Rudakubana's internet history before Southport massacre

It could take 'years' for police to find out what Southport 'monster' Axel Rudakubana looked at online in the run-up to the dance studio attack, it emerged today. Police say it could take years to uncover Axel Rudakubana's internet history because his murderous attack in Southport was not considered a terrorist incident Merseyside Police's Detective Chief Inspector Jason Pye said his officers had struggled to get hold of the crucial evidence that could tell them why Rudakubana targeted children Search giant Google has fired back with a claim that police could have requested the information via the UK courts That meant they couldn't urgently request any details held by the tech firms via the FBI. Axel Rudakubana is seen on CCTV before he entered the Hart Space community centre and slaughtered three young children, injuring ten others A knife identical to that used by Axel Rudakubana in the Southport attack, as seen in an image issued by Merseyside Police. He ultimately did not return to court to hear his sentence after being ejected twice A court sketch of Mr Justice Goose reading out Rudakubana's sentence to the empty seat between two prison officers where the twisted killer should have been Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused the Government of a 'gigantic cover-up' after the murders were not classed as terrorism The van carrying Axel Rudakubana leaves Liverpool Crown Court after he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years Reform UK leader Nigel Farage this week accused the Government of a 'gigantic cover-up from day one', claiming the authorities 'refused to class the murders as terror-related for fear of the reaction there might have been'.