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HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

Police feared Southport killer could be ‘terrorist’ five years before attack

Axel Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

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Firms ‘did not know’ machete was in parcel delivered to Southport attacker

The Southport Inquiry heard the machete was sent without age-verified delivery.

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Taxi driver saw ‘stampede’ of children fleeing Southport attack, inquiry hears

Gary Poland told the Southport Inquiry he left the scene because he believed he heard gunshots.

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Kate’s touching gesture to Southport victim’s father as royals show support for community

The Princess of Wales offered a heartfelt gesture to the father of one of the girls killed in the Southport attack as she and the Prince of Wales visited their schools on Tuesday, 23 September.

The Independent UK

William and Kate visit Southport schools to show support for families of knife attack victims

The couple also met in private with the parents of seven-year-old victim Elsie Dot Stancombe

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William and Kate show support for families of Southport victims on school visits

They praised the ‘remarkable legacies’ of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton make deeply poignant Southport visit as they share moving message of support

The Prince and Princess of Wales have travelled to Southport to visit a'community who are pulling together and healing'

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Prince William and Kate meet family of Southport victims during visit to schools

Prince and Princess of Wales spoke with teachers about how the school had been affected by the tragedy before meeting Elsie Dot Stancombe’s parents

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Southport killer ‘could and should have been stopped’, inquiry hears

The public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall raises questions about role of the killer’s parents and state agencies.

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Southport killer thought to have viewed teen stabbing footage shortly before attack

‘Sobering and concerning’ that Axel Rudakubana had searched X for Australia knife attack, inquiry told

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Parents of Southport killer thought he had ‘gone for a walk’, inquiry hears

Counsel to the inquiry Nicholas Moss KC said the killer’s family would be a ‘significant’ topic for the inquiry.

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‘Cowardly’ Southport killer targeted women and girls, inquiry hears

Axel Rudakubana’s attack on a class of young girls was ‘extremely cowardly’.

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Chairman will do ‘everything possible’ to answer Southport families’ questions

Sir Adrian Fulford spoke at Liverpool Town Hall after the Southport Inquiry heard impact evidence.

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‘Her light shone so brightly’: Southport attack inquiry hears parents’ memories of their daughters

Mothers of Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar also speak of struggles with trauma and loss

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Tearful mothers of Southport victims call for truth at public inquiry

Speaking through tears for much of her statement, Lauren King raised her voice as she said: ‘The truth must be faced.’

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Mother of Southport victim calls for answers at inquiry

Jenni Stancombe, whose seven-year-old daughter Elsie Dot Stancombe died in the attack, gave evidence on Monday.

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Teenage girl stabbed twice in Southport attack relives day ‘like horror film on repeat’

Schoolgirl victim tells inquiry she looked into killer’s ‘possessed’ eyes before he launched attack at dance workshop

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‘I hear the screams, I see the blood’ – Southport survivor tells of nightmares

The teenager, the oldest child to be attacked, addressed the public inquiry into the attack on Thursday.

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Teacher tells inquiry of hiding with child in toilet as attacker banged on door

Heidi Liddle was in tears as she gave impact evidence to the Liverpool Town Hall hearing.

The Independent UK

‘Man with knife inside dance class’, mother told at Southport attack

The public Inquiry is hearing from the parents of children caught up in the attack.

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‘Did people not love him?’ Girl stabbed in Southport attack asked mother ‘what made attacker so angry’

Another mother said her child had shown ‘a level of bravery no child should ever need to show’ in protecting her younger sister from killer Axel Rudakubana

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Parents collecting children saw ‘true horror’, Southport Inquiry told

The public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard evidence from parents and a businessman who confronted the killer during the attacks last year.

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Southport Inquiry hears of moment mother was told ‘the kids have been stabbed’

The mother-of-two, whose two daughters were present at the attack, described arriving ‘to a scene reserved for nightmares’.

The Independent UK

Families ‘hope no stone is unturned’ as Southport killings inquiry resumes

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack on July 29 last year.

Evening Standard

Playground in memory of Southport victims to be unveiled to classmates

The outdoor area of the primary school attended by Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King was transformed after a fundraiser.

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