The Southport killer inquired about getting crossbows delivered to his home in plain packaging when he was aged just 15, the inquiry into the killings has heard.

Neither of the firms involved flagged the inquiries, which included questioning whether he would need to prove he was 18 when he received the parcels.

Axel Rudakubana went on to buy three machetes using stolen ID and two kitchen knives, one of which he used in the attack.

Image: Police and forensics investigators at the scene of the stabbings in July 2024. Pic: PA

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Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport,

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