Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana reported to anti-terror programme Prevent THREE times before mass stabbing
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SOUTHPORT triple killer Axel Rudakubana was reported to anti-terror programme Prevent THREE times before he murdered three girls. The 18-year-old was first referred to the scheme in 2019 when he was aged just 13. The monster today pleaded guilty to murdering Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, at a Taylor Swift dance class.
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He also admitted two terror offences - but cops are not treating the attack as terror-related despite the previous concerns over his behaviour. It can now be revealed that one of the referrals made to Prevent was over Rudakubana's potential interest in a school massacre.
He used computers at his own school to search for material but it was decided that he did not fit the criteria for the voluntary scheme. Although there were no concerns over a particular ideology or religious hatred, his obsession with violence had caused fears.
After one of the referrals, it was recommended that Rudakubana be referred to other services but is not known if this happened. Several terror attacks have been carried out by extremists referred to the Prevent scheme, including Ali Harbi Ali, who murdered Tory MP Sir David Amess in 2021.
Rudakubana was due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court today but dramatically pleaded guilty to all 16 charges against him. Among the charges were three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder. He also admitted possession of information "likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000".
