8 h. ago Southport survivor, 7, 'fought like hell' to save herself and others, inquiry hears

Known as C1 to protect her anonymity, the little girl was stabbed 33 times by crazed Southport killer Axel Rudakubana in the horror attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event

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8 h. ago Southport inquiry: Parents' heartbreaking statements in FULL as inquiry hears of horror

The inquiry into the Southport stabbing, held at at Liverpool Town Hall, today heard evidence from families of the children who survived the attack on July 29 last year

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15 h. ago ‘I’m glad I could help them, mum’: Southport attack survivor, 7, stabbed 33 times after trying to shield friends

Inquiry hears of devastating toll on girls who survived the horrifying knife rampage, including scars, flashbacks and crippling fear

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15 h. ago Girl, seven, ‘fought like hell’ and shielded others, parents tell Southport inquiry

Daughter escaped but was dragged back and stabbed another 20-plus times in 11 seconds, before fleeing againThe parents of a seven-year-old girl who was stabbed 33 times in the Southport atrocity have described how their daughter “fought like hell” to escape after shielding other children from the attacker.The girl suffered “catastrophic” injuries when she was set upon by Axel Rudakubana as she tried to protect another child at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class last year. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Mother of girl, seven, who was stabbed 33 times by Axel Rudakubana weeps as she tells inquiry her daughter is 'still trying to survive' nearly a year later

The 'tiny' seven-year-old, known as Child 1, was pictured on CCTV being dragged back into the dance club by Radukabana during the attack.

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16 h. ago Southport killer’s brother will not be able to see parts of inquiry – chairman

Dion Rudakubana has been recognised as a ‘core participant’ for the Southport Public Inquiry.

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16 h. ago Mother of injured girl tells Southport inquiry ‘our girls deserve an apology’

The public inquiry heard impact evidence from four families on Wednesday.

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17 h. ago ‘I was nervous to ask for your socials’: why missed connection posts are making a comeback

The popular Craigslist tradition is seeing a revival from Reddit and TikTok users, hoping a chance encounter turns into moreLayla Rivera was at work when her boyfriend texted: someone on Reddit was looking for her.In the comments of a post on the subreddit r/warpedtour, attendees of the punk rock and emo music festival searched for their missed connections – ephemeral friends or hookups they met onsite and would like to see again. Rivera could tell that one message, addressed “to Leila/Layla (the short girl with the red top)”, was almost certainly written by a man she encountered while watching the band Sweet Pill at Warped Tour’s Washington DC stop in June. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Southport inquiry: Brother of Axel Rudakubana barred from attending part of inquiry

Dion Rudakubana has been restricted from receiving select information and from hearing parts of the inquiry as the first phase is held at Liverpool Town Hall this week

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19 h. ago Baby died after mum left to give birth alone in one of UK's biggest hospitals

A coroner ruled that Liliwen Iris Thomas died as a result of a 'hypoxic brain injury following an unattended delivery' after her mother Emily Brazier delivered her without any midwives present at University of Wales Hospital

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20 h. ago Southport inquiry UPDATES: Families of children injured by Axel Rudakubana set to speak

Several young girls who were targeted by Axel Rudakubana during the attack in Southport last year were left with 'serious injuries', Merseyside Police said following his conviction

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31 h. ago Southport stabbing murders came after 'wholesale and general failure' to stop Axel Rudakubana in lead

Inquiry chairman Sir Adrian Fulford cited Rudakubana's ability to access violent material and buy knives online, as well as his capacity to leave home unsupervised to commit the masscre.

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36 h. ago The reason Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's name is banned from public inquiry

Sir Adrian Fulford, chairing the inquiry, today said the hearing was one of "wholly understandable sensitivity"

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36 h. ago 'Wholesale failure' to stop Southport killer carrying out one of UK's 'most egregious crimes'

Chairman Sir Adrian Fulford said the Southport inquiry will identify changes to protect the most vulnerable from other "horrors" following the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class

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38 h. ago Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana has name banned from public inquiry into tragedy

Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar died at the hands of Axel Rudakubana last summer and he is now serving a minimum of 52 years behind bars

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38 h. ago Southport inquiry to examine ‘wholesale failure’ to prevent attack

Murder of three young girls at a holiday club was ‘far from unforseeable’, says inquiry chairThe inquiry into the Southport attack will examine the “wholesale failure” of multiple institutions to prevent “one of the most egregious crimes in our country’s history”, its chair has said in his opening remarks.Sir Adrian Fulford said the murder of three girls appeared “far from being an unforeseeable catastrophic event” given Axel Rudakubana’s well-known obsession with extreme violence. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Public inquiry into Southport murders will ‘identify changes urgently needed’

Chairman Sir Adrian Fulford made an opening statement at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday.

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39 h. ago Southport inquiry will examine one of ‘most egregious crimes’ in UK history

A public inquiry into the horrific attack, which claimed the lives of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, has been opened

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43 h. ago Southport inquiry begins with families of injured children to give evidence

A key question for the inquiry is whether the attack could or should have been prevented.

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53 h. ago Families of Southport stabbing victims deserve 'answers' as inquiry launches today

Southport Inquiry chair Sir Adrian Fulford will open proceedings this afternoon as lawyers for the families of Axel Rudakubana demand 'real change'

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