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HISTORICAL FACTS: Elsie dot stancombe - The Untold Story

Families of surviving Southport children say they fear they are being forgotten

The attack took the lives of three children at a dance class in July 2024.

Evening Standard

Families of Southport attack survivors say they fear they are being forgotten

Axel Rudakubana's attack took the lives of three children at a dance class in July 2024

The Independent UK

Rudakubana, risk and parents’ responsibility

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Gaby Hinsliff in which she questions whether the Southport killer’s parents share responsibility for his crime

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Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer

Children could have been saved, had some of the adults involved acted differently. To protect lives in future, families must be able – and willing – to seek help, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Officials who made errors before Southport murders ‘may still be making same mistakes’

Former victims’ commissioner Vera Baird says disciplinary action is essential to ensure people are held accountable

The Guardian - UK

Southport families’ lawyer calls for individuals to lose jobs after failures

A public inquiry found the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe ‘could and should have been prevented’.

Evening Standard

British teenager who killed three girls likely viewed footage of Sydney’s Wakeley stabbing before carrying out attack, report finds

Report finds Axel Rudakubana bypassed X age controls and likely viewed footage of Mar Mari Emmanuel stabbing before carrying out UK attack

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Southport families urge reform as inquiry finds attack could have been prevented

The report showed a catalogue of failures, solicitors said.

Evening Standard

Southport killer's parents 'could have prevented attack' - inquiry outlines major failings

Axel Rudakubana's parents were at fault in not reporting his escalating behaviour, inquiry report finds

Evening Standard

Southport attack ‘could and should have been prevented’, inquiry finds

Inquiry chairman Sir Adrian Fulford published his report on Monday.

The Independent UK

State failing to learn lessons of Southport attack, say victims’ lawyers

Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests young people who pose ‘catastrophic’ threat still slipping through system

The Guardian - UK

Southport families express alarm after ‘copycat’ teenager avoids custody

The court heard the boy described Rudakubana as a ‘hero’ with similar interests in ‘genocides and that’.

Evening Standard

Rory McIlroy named Sports Personality of the Year at emotional ceremony

Rory McIlroy has become the first golfer in 36 years to win the award, with Europe’s Ryder Cup side also taking the team prize

The Guardian - UK

Rory McIlroy named BBC Sports Personality of the Year

McIlroy completed a career grand slam with victory at the Masters in April.

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Rory McIlroy becomes emotional paying tribute to fathers of Southport attack victims

Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe received the Helen Rollason Award at Sports Personality of the Year after completing the London Marathon in April

Evening Standard

GoFundMe reveals UK’s most generous city in 2025

Rankings show the generosity of different cities across the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Our Girls: the Southport Families review – repeatedly leaves you in fountains of tears

This deeply moving documentary celebrates the lives of the three girls who were killed in an attack on their dance class last year – and becomes a miraculously powerful tale of turning heartbreak into hope

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How to watch 'Our Girls: The Southport Families' online from anywhere

Emotional documentary about the legacy of a horrific incident that shocked the world. Here's how to watch "Our Girls: The Southport Families" online from anywhere in the world.

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The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: remembering the Southport attack victims

This overwhelmingly sad documentary focuses on the girls as they were during their short lives. Plus, What’s the Monarchy For? Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Grieving Southport families feel ‘more connected’ with girls when together

BBC journalists have been following the families as part of a new documentary

Evening Standard

Being together helps us with our grief, Southport families say

BBC Breakfast journalists have been following the families for the last nine months as part of a documentary.

The Independent UK

Southport families support further investigation into attacker’s parents

The mother and father of Axel Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry in early November.

Evening Standard

Southport families call for accountability as inquiry evidence concludes

Nine weeks of hearings finished on Thursday when the parents of Axel Rudakubana gave evidence to the inquiry.

The Independent UK

Victims’ families call for Southport killer’s parents to be held to account

Axel Rudakubana’s mother and father gave evidence to the Liverpool Town Hall hearing on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Southport killer’s parents apologise to victims’ families at inquiry

Alphonse Rudakubana and Laetitia Muzayire gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Thursday.

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