Southport inquiry updates: Bombshell report into Axel Rudakubana’s murder spree

NewsUK NewsSouthport stabbingLIVEUpdated 3 mins agoSouthport inquiry updates: Bombshell report into Axel Rudakubana’s murder spreeA public inquiry into the Southport attack heard of an 'extensive list of failings' relating to killer Axel Rudakubana who murdered children at a dance party in July 2024Rudakubana attacked children at a dance party on Hart Street in July 2024(Image: PA)CommentsNewsPhil Cardy Senior Reporter and Olivia Bridge Reporter in Live News NetworkUpdated 11:17, 13 Apr 2026The report from the public inquiry into the Southport attack will be published today, with hopes it will 'provide answers' to the grief-stricken families.On July 29, 2024, killer Axel Rudakubana, then 17 years old, barged into The Hart Space in Southport as a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop was underway and stabbed several children inside.Tragically, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were killed in the attack. Rudakubana also attempted to murder eight other children, who cannot be named for legal reasons, as well as class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.The Southport Inquiry, held over nine weeks at Liverpool Town Hall last year, heard evidence about the attack and the involvement of several state agencies that received referrals about Rudakubana, including health, social care and the anti-terror programme Prevent. New UpdatesKey EventsSouthport report to 'provide answers' for families of victimsView PostToday11:15 BST'No words to describe what occurred', chairman saysWhile opening the inquiry last year, Chairman Sir Adrian Fulford said: "None of the most powerful adjectives even begin to suffice. There are no words that adequately describe what occurred and I am not going to try, and then fail, to find them."Sir Adrian further requested the media not to use the mugshot of the killer taken after his arrest, which victims and their families said was a “terrifying and...