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The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

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The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

On Oct. 4, 2019, a 13-year-old British boy called a child welfare hotline from his home in Banks, a village in northwest England, and asked: “What should I do if I want to kill somebody?” The teenager, Axel Rudakubana, said that he had started taking a knife to school because he was being bullied. After … Read more

Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say

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Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say

After his expulsion, Mr. Rudakubana was enrolled at the Acorns School in Lancashire, which caters to children with special needs, and at Presfield High School and Specialist College. But he struggled to integrate, the safeguarding agency said, a situation that worsened after the pandemic began in 2020 and schools closed. Despite professionals’ efforts to engage … Read more