Home Secretary admits failures led to Southport attack

Home Secretary admits failures led to Southport attackImage source, Family photosImage caption, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar were killed in the 29 July 2024 attackByLauren HirstNorth WestPublished2 minutes agoThe Home Secretary has vowed to "right the wrongs" identified by an inquiry into the "senseless killing of three young girls and violent attacks on others" in Southport.Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were killed by 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in June 2024.Inquiry chairman Sir Adrian Fulford said there was a "fundamental failure" by any organisation, or multi-agency arrangement, to take ownership of the risk Rudakubana posed in the years leading up to his attack.Shabana Mahmood said the government accepted these findings, adding: "We will do whatever is needed to protect the public."Get in touchTell us which stories we should cover on MerseysideContact formContact formListen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, external, X, external, and Instagram, external. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.Related topicsSouthportSouthport knife attacksMore on this storyParents of Southport survivors say anonymity has erased their girls from the storyPublished22 MayArena bomb survivors offer to help Southport teachersPublished19 MayWe will name police and social workers unless action taken, lawyer for Southport families saysPublished14 April