Plans for two types of ID to buy knives online after Southport attacker bought weapon from Amazon
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People buying knives online will be asked for two types of identification as the government plans to prevent underage sales following the murder of three girls in Southport. Axel Rudakubana, who admitted this week to killing the young girls last summer, bought the knife he killed them with from Amazon when he was 17, despite it being illegal to sell knives to under-18s.
Rudakubana, who also admitted 10 counts of attempted murder, had been referred to the anti-terror programme Prevent three times. Politics latest: New powers needed to tackle knife crime, says minister. The government is proposing buyers will be asked to record a live video and submit an identity document, such as a passport, to prove their age.
Currently, when someone orders knives on Amazon they have to enter their date of birth and are told: "Valid photographic ID with a date of birth may also be required upon delivery. "The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process.".
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