All we know about Southport stabbing suspect and why he has not been named
5 months, 1 week ago

All we know about Southport stabbing suspect and why he has not been named

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For the latest on this story, follow The Independent’s live coverage open image in gallery A police van set alight as trouble flared during the far-right protest on Tuesday The suspect has not been identified, with police confirming he is a 17-year-old male from the village of Banks, just outside of Southport. open image in gallery A protest occurred outside a mosque despite no evidence the suspect is Muslim Reports indicate that the 17-year-old moved to the Southport area from Cardiff in 2013. The Criminal Prosecution Service describes the rules on this: “The identity of a child aged between 10 and 17 charged with a crime will not be disclosed outside the court.” open image in gallery Thousands came to lay flowers and pay tribute to the victims killed and injured Both of these laws ban the press from publishing a child defendant’s name or any detail which could lead to them being identified while the reporting restrictions remain in place.

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Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana pleads not guilty to murdering girls in dance class stabbing
3 weeks ago

Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana pleads not guilty to murdering girls in dance class stabbing

The Independent  

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Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder
3 weeks ago

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder

Associated Press  

LONDON — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer remained silent in court Wednesday as not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf. Justice Julian Goose ordered a clerk to enter the pleas in Liverpool Crown Court as Rudakubana stayed mum …

Southport: Threat of far-right riots underestimated by police despite precursor events, inspector warns
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Southport: Threat of far-right riots underestimated by police despite precursor events, inspector warns

The Independent  

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Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings pleads not guilty to murder

CNN  

AP — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer remained silent in court Wednesday as not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf. Axel Rudakubana, 18, who has refused to speak in each court appearance, was read the charges of three …

Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana appears in court accused of murdering three children and terror charge
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana appears in court accused of murdering three children and terror charge

The Independent  

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Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana appears in court accused of terror offence and making ricin
2 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana appears in court accused of terror offence and making ricin

The Independent  

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Southport stabbing suspect charged with terror offence and producing deadly poison ricin
2 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing suspect charged with terror offence and producing deadly poison ricin

ABC  

A teenager accused of murdering three young girls in a stabbing attack in northern England has been charged with a terror offence and the production of a deadly poison. Two children dead and nine injured in UK stabbing attack Photo shows A large number of police officers standing on a street, speaking Two children have been killed and nine more …

King Charles hosts families of Southport stabbing victims at Clarence House
4 months, 2 weeks ago

King Charles hosts families of Southport stabbing victims at Clarence House

The Independent  

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Southport stabbings: Woman claimed as first to share suspect asylum seeker rumour speaks out
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Southport stabbings: Woman claimed as first to share suspect asylum seeker rumour speaks out

The Independent  

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English town of Southport mourns 9-year-old stabbing victim and calls for an end to unrest
4 months, 4 weeks ago

English town of Southport mourns 9-year-old stabbing victim and calls for an end to unrest

The Independent  

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Pictured: The 14 people being hunted by police after violent thugs riot in Merseyside as CCTV images released
5 months ago

Pictured: The 14 people being hunted by police after violent thugs riot in Merseyside as CCTV images released

Daily Mail  

Police have released the images of 14 people they are hunting in relation to disorder in Merseyside, as they warn 'many people will soon be getting a knock on their door', ahead of further anticipated riots. Merseyside Police wants to speak to the group of 14 people after disorder in Liverpool city centre and Walton on Saturday. Police have released …

Identity of Southport stabbing suspect revealed as he appears in court accused of murdering three girls
5 months, 1 week ago

Identity of Southport stabbing suspect revealed as he appears in court accused of murdering three girls

The Independent  

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Southport stabbing: What led to the spread of disinformation?
5 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing: What led to the spread of disinformation?

Al Jazeera  

Disinformation about the suspect’s religion leads to a rise in Islamophobia and anti-migrant anger. False claims about the suspect’s origins spread like wildfire with some falsely naming him as “Ali al-Shakati” with no official source for the name. By July 30, a day after the incident, Jones had tracked “at least 27 million impressions for posts stating or speculating that …

Judge reveals he decided to name Southport 'stabber' Axel Rudakubana in bid to stop fresh wave of 'idiotic rioting' - as knife suspect appears in court accused of murdering three little girls at Taylo
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge reveals he decided to name Southport 'stabber' Axel Rudakubana in bid to stop fresh wave of 'idiotic rioting' - as knife suspect appears in court accused of murdering three little girls at Taylo

Daily Mail  

A judge has revealed he decided to name the Southport stabbing suspect in a bid to stop a fresh wave of 'idiotic rioting'. Rudakubana is charged with murdering three little girls and harming 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport with a 'curved kitchen knife' Judge Andrew Menary condemned the 'idiotic rioting' which has broken out since …

Why did a judge name Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana?
5 months, 1 week ago

Why did a judge name Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana?

The Independent  

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How UK's Southport stabbing led to attack on mosque and anti-Muslim violence
5 months, 1 week ago

How UK's Southport stabbing led to attack on mosque and anti-Muslim violence

Firstpost  

On Monday, UK’s Southport town was shocked when three girls — aged six, seven and nine — were killed in a stabbing spree. Smoke billows from a fire started by protesters as riot police stand guard after disturbances near the Southport Islamic Society Mosque in Southport, northwest England, a day after a deadly child knife attack. A damaged car is …

Teenager charged with Southport murders named as he appears in court
5 months, 1 week ago

Teenager charged with Southport murders named as he appears in court

The Independent  

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Teenage suspect charged after three children killed and eight injured in Southport knife rampage
5 months, 1 week ago

Teenage suspect charged after three children killed and eight injured in Southport knife rampage

The Independent  

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UK charges 17-year-old over Southport stabbings as far-right protests rage
5 months, 1 week ago

UK charges 17-year-old over Southport stabbings as far-right protests rage

Al Jazeera  

Teen charged with murder for killing three girls in Southport as far-right protesters clash with police outside the prime minister’s office in London. Far-right demonstrators have launched several violent protests, ostensibly in response to the attack, with a few hundred protesters hurling beer cans and flares near British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s residence on Downing Street in central London on …

British teen charged with murder of three girls in dance workshop knife attack
5 months, 1 week ago

British teen charged with murder of three girls in dance workshop knife attack

India Today  

A 17-year-old male already in custody has been charged with murder for the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied knife attack in Southport, UK police said on Wednesday, while the rampage unleashed demonstrations in London with echoes of blame on immigrants. The 17-year-old was in police custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the bloody rampage …

Southport stabbing: Why are knife crimes on the rise in the UK?
5 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing: Why are knife crimes on the rise in the UK?

Al Jazeera  

The Southport stabbing incident has stunned the UK, at a time when knife crimes have been surging in the country. A deadly knife attack in the seaside town of Southport on Monday has sent shockwaves across Britain, as the county grapples with rising knife crime – up by nearly 80 percent since 2015. Newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who …

UK stabbing spree: Suspect teenager who killed 3 girls in Southport named Axel Muganwa Rudakubana
5 months, 1 week ago

UK stabbing spree: Suspect teenager who killed 3 girls in Southport named Axel Muganwa Rudakubana

India TV News  

London: The teenage male suspect charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of three young girls in north-west England was Thursday named by authorities after restrictions were lifted in court, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with police chiefs over violent protests the incident triggered outside Downing Street. Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, a Wales-born 17-year-old from the nearby village of …

Fears of more far-right riots after thugs hijack horrific Southport stabbing
5 months, 1 week ago

Fears of more far-right riots after thugs hijack horrific Southport stabbing

The Independent  

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Southport stabbing attack: Victims named as Leanne, Bebe, Elsie, and Alice
5 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing attack: Victims named as Leanne, Bebe, Elsie, and Alice

The Independent  

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Far-right exploiting Southport knife tragedy to attack Muslims, religious group warns
5 months, 1 week ago

Far-right exploiting Southport knife tragedy to attack Muslims, religious group warns

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s largest Muslim group has warned far-right …

What’s happening in Southport? Everything we know about stabbing that killed three children and subsequent protests
5 months, 1 week ago

What’s happening in Southport? Everything we know about stabbing that killed three children and subsequent protests

The Independent  

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Southport stabbing incident: Third child dies following mass stabbing in U.K. during Taylor Swift-themed dance event
5 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing incident: Third child dies following mass stabbing in U.K. during Taylor Swift-themed dance event

The Hindu  

A third child died on July 30 and five others remained critically injured after a knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in a quiet seaside community in northern England, police said. The nine-year-old girl died in hospital early on July 30, Merseyside Police said, as the force confirmed that two victims who died in the “ferocious” stabbing spree …

Footage shows person pacing outside house raided by armed police after Southport stabbings
5 months, 1 week ago

Footage shows person pacing outside house raided by armed police after Southport stabbings

The Independent  

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Taylor Swift Southport stabbing: Singer pays tribute to victims of knife attack
5 months, 1 week ago

Taylor Swift Southport stabbing: Singer pays tribute to victims of knife attack

The Independent  

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Teenager, 17, arrested over Southport stabbings was an 'introvert who never went out' and lived with his 'hard working nice family'
5 months, 1 week ago

Teenager, 17, arrested over Southport stabbings was an 'introvert who never went out' and lived with his 'hard working nice family'

Daily Mail  

The teenager held over the Southport stabbings was an 'introvert' who lived in a nearby village with his 'nice family', who had moved to the UK from Rwanda. The suspect's former neighbours said they were 'shocked' and 'saddened' to learn the teenager had been arrested over the horror knife attack Chilling footage has emerged of masked figure pacing outside a …

Pictured: Heroic businessman, 63, who was stabbed in the leg trying to disarm Southport knifeman - after running into the dance studio when he heard screams from his office
5 months, 1 week ago

Pictured: Heroic businessman, 63, who was stabbed in the leg trying to disarm Southport knifeman - after running into the dance studio when he heard screams from his office

Daily Mail  

A heroic businessman was stabbed in the leg as he tried to disarm the Southport attacker - after running into a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop when he heard the piercing screams of children from his office. Pictured: Police and forensics at the scene Floral tributes are left for those who were attacked at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance workshop …

2 children dead in 'ferocious' knife attack at UK dance workshop, teen arrested
5 months, 1 week ago

2 children dead in 'ferocious' knife attack at UK dance workshop, teen arrested

India Today  

At least two children were killed, and nine people injured during a "ferocious" knife attack at a dance workshop in northwest England on Monday, police said. An Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack “horrendous and deeply shocking.” Merseyside Police said officers were called at about noon to an address in Southport, a seaside town of about 1,00,000 people near …

Southport stabbing: What we know about the victims and suspect
5 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing: What we know about the victims and suspect

Al Jazeera  

A 17-year-old suspect is in police custody after a UK knife attack kills three children and injures 10. The third, a girl aged nine years, died Tuesday morning as a result of injuries sustained during the knife attack, Merseyside Police said in a statement. While the suspect’s motives remain unclear, Merseyside Police said on Tuesday that the “incident is not …

Southport stabbing: Two children dead and six in critical condition in knife attack ‘like a scene from a horror movie’
5 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing: Two children dead and six in critical condition in knife attack ‘like a scene from a horror movie’

The Independent  

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Southport stabbing: Two children dead, 11 people hurt in knife rampage with six kids and two adults 'who bravely tried to protect them' fighting for life after 'boy, 17, launched horror attack' at Tay
5 months, 1 week ago

Southport stabbing: Two children dead, 11 people hurt in knife rampage with six kids and two adults 'who bravely tried to protect them' fighting for life after 'boy, 17, launched horror attack' at Tay

Daily Mail  

Two children have died and nine others are injured - six critically - after a horror attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on Monday. The horrifying nature of the attack was laid bare in a press conference update this evening Forensic officers on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside, following a shocking knife rampage The frenzy took place towards the …

Eight including children hurt in stabbing in England's Southport, suspect held; UK PM Starmer condemns attack
5 months, 1 week ago

Eight including children hurt in stabbing in England's Southport, suspect held; UK PM Starmer condemns attack

Hindustan Times  

At least eight persons, including children, were injured in northwest England's Southport after a man allegedly went on a stabbing spree on Monday afternoon, Reuters reported. Police secure the area, where a man has been detained and a knife has been seized after a number of people were injured in a reported stabbing, in Southport, Merseyside, England, Monday July 29, …

2 children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at a dance class in England, police say
5 months, 1 week ago

2 children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at a dance class in England, police say

Associated Press  

LONDON — Bloodied children ran screaming from a dance and yoga class “like a scene from a horror movie” to escape a teenager’s savage knife attack that killed two children and wounded 11 other people Monday in northwest England, police and witnesses said. “We believe the adults who were injured were bravely trying to protect the children who were being …

Police name teenager stabbed to death in Brighton
1 year, 3 months ago

Police name teenager stabbed to death in Brighton

The Independent  

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Two girls among eight teens arrested over 16-year-old boy’s murder
1 year, 6 months ago

Two girls among eight teens arrested over 16-year-old boy’s murder

The Independent  

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Murder arrest after fatal stabbing of man in seaside town
1 year, 10 months ago

Murder arrest after fatal stabbing of man in seaside town

The Independent  

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Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after teen stabbed outside school gates
2 years, 3 months ago

Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder after teen stabbed outside school gates

The Independent  

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One man shot and teenagers stabbed in night of violence in London
3 years, 6 months ago

One man shot and teenagers stabbed in night of violence in London

The Independent  

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Attempted murder arrest after ‘brutal’ stabbing at illegal Nottingham street party
3 years, 6 months ago

Attempted murder arrest after ‘brutal’ stabbing at illegal Nottingham street party

The Independent  

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Boy, 15, arrested after girls stabbed walking to school in Thornton Heath
4 years, 2 months ago

Boy, 15, arrested after girls stabbed walking to school in Thornton Heath

The Independent  

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Kentish Town stabbing: Murder investigation launched after knifed to death in London street
5 years, 9 months ago

Kentish Town stabbing: Murder investigation launched after knifed to death in London street

The Independent  

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