Teens buying knives online face double age verification & ban on doorstep drops following knife rampage of Rudakubana
Teens buying knives online face double age verification & ban on doorstep drops following knife rampage of Rudakubana
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TEENS trying to buy knives online face double age verification and a ban on doorstep drops following the stab murders of three young girls in Southport. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the tough measures after Axel Rudakubana, 17 at the time, was able to buy his deadly weapon on Amazon in seconds.
![[Mugshot of Axel Rudakubana.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/undated-handout-photo-issued-merseyside-965245126_00a053.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
Under the plans, to be included in the Crime and Policing Bill expected by spring, buyers will have to submit photo ID when purchasing a knife, and show the ID on delivery. It will also be illegal to leave a package containing potential deadly weapons on a doorstep where anyone could pick it up.
![[Photos of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Bebe King, three girls murdered in 2024.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-pleaded-guilty-murder-rudakubana-965227195.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Rudakubana was given a life sentence with a minimum 52-year term for killing Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, last July 29. Sir Keir Starmer told The Sun last week he will urgently change the law to stop under-18s bypassing online age checks.
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Ms Cooper said little had been done since Ronan Kanda, 16, was killed by two 17 year olds in Wolverhampton in 2022. She added: “It’s a total disgrace how easy it still is for children to get dangerous weapons online. “More than two years after Ronan Kanda was killed with a ninja sword bought by a teenager online, too many retailers don’t have proper checks in place.
“It’s too easy to put in false birth dates, parcels are too often being dropped off at a doorstop with no questions asked. “We cannot go on like this. We need much stronger checks — before you buy, before it’s delivered.”. A review into the online sale of knives is due to be published this week.
