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It was a crime that stopped time for the entire nation. An innocent Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop that descended into a bloodbath when a volatile teenager walked in with a knife. ‌

On July 29, 2024, Axel Rudakubana, then aged 17, began stabbing young girls with the heartless aim to kill, leaving Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, dead. ‌

Eight other children and two adults, dance class leader Leanne Lucas and businessman Jonathan Hayes, were badly wounded. What should have been a fun day of friendship bracelets and singalongs for those young people in Southport, Merseyside, is now infamous for actions described as "pure evil". ‌

The horrendous crime left one question: why?

Inquiry evidence from Rudakubana's family has

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