No further charges over Southport knife attacks
Published: 6/16/2025

Merseyside Police have announced that no further charges will be brought in the investigation of the Southport knife attacks by Axel Rudakubana. Rudakubana, sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three young girls and injuring others at a dance class, will not face additional charges of assistance or lack of prevention. A public inquiry into the attacks has commenced to assess policing and the criminal justice system's handling of the case.