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Southport killer's dad 'wanted social worker concerns kept quiet'
The inquiry revealed only three 30-minute youth offending sessions with Axel Rudakubana before his fatal attack, raising concerns about risk management by social services.
- On October 28, the Southport Inquiry heard Lancashire County Council social workers ran only limited in-person educational sessions with Axel Rudakubana after his school hockey-stick assault, preceding his July 29 last year killings.
- During the first COVID lockdown records indicate Rudakubana had a 10-month referral order requiring courses, but Lancashire County Council Youth Offending Team made no phone-contact notes.
- John Fitzpatrick, social worker, noted Rudakubana refused to engage during two visits and completed brief sessions including a `no knives, better lives` worksheet, victim-awareness course, and anger-management session.
- Nicholas Moss KC told the inquiry the YOT's approach was `very generously` and `light touch`, questioning if Rudakubana's risk was under‑assessed given only three 30-minute sessions.
- A WhatsApp from Alphonse Rudakubana in November 2020 urged confidentiality, which Lancashire manager Sarah Callon called `surprising`, and counsel said it raised questions about limiting sharing with the YOT.
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Southport killer had three 30-minute sessions with social workers after earlier conviction, inquiry told
Social workers spent three 30-minute sessions with the Southport killer after he went into his old school armed with a knife and attacked a fellow pupil with a hockey stick, the inquiry has heard.
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Southport Killer Had Three 30-minute Sessions With Social Workers After Earlier Conviction, Inquiry Told
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July last year by Axel Rudakubana, who was aged 17 at the time. On 19 February 2020, Rudakubana, then aged 13, received a 10-month referral order following his guilty plea to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a bladed article. The …
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