Southport attacker’s psychiatrist had not read notes on past interest in Manchester Arena bombing

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A psychiatrist who believed the Southport attacker's risk to others was "minimal" had not read information about his past interest in the Manchester Arena bombing , a public inquiry has heard.

Dr Anthony Molyneux, who was consultant psychiatrist for Axel Rudakubana from July 2022, told the Southport Inquiry he was aware the teenager had taken a knife into school, but claims he did not know about an incident where he attacked a pupil with a hockey stick.

Dr Molyneux had missed several references to Rudakubanu's previous violent incidents in his patient record.

He was also unaware of his patient looking up matters relating to the Manchester Arena and London Bridge bombings, making remarks about stabbing people or that he had gone missing and been found on a bus with