US EditionPrevent missed chance to treat Southport killer, says review
MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND, JUL 16 – A government report finds multiple Prevent programme failures in communication and engagement led to missed chances to stop two killers, prompting urgent reform recommendations.
- The government published a learning review on February 5 revealing that Prevent failed to stop Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a 2024 Southport attack.
- Rudakubana displayed violent behaviour at a SEN school in West Lancashire and was referred to Prevent three times starting December 2019, but his case was not escalated appropriately.
- The review found Rudakubana researched the 2017 London Bridge attack, made posts about Libya and Gaddafi, and showed a fascination with extreme violence without a fixed ideology.
- Lord Anderson stated there were promising signs but many failings from poor communication and follow-through, affirming Prevent must improve information-sharing and online strategy.
- The Home Secretary vowed to act immediately to enhance Prevent, integrating it into broader violence prevention, aiming for more transparency and better public trust by year's end.
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