Outdated legislation prevented the police from rapidly correcting misinformation after a stabbing attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last summer, lawmakers said.
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U.K. Counterterror Program Prematurely Closed Case on Southport Killer, Report Says
Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three girls in a stabbing spree last year, had been referred to Britain’s counterterror program, Prevent, three times before his attack last July.
The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?
Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.
As Axel Rudakubana Is Sentenced, Court Hears of Acts of Heroism During Southport Attack
Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.
Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say
Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls in the Southport attack, appeared to have no particular ideology but was obsessed by violence and genocide, investigators said.