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Undated handout photo issued by ITV News of John Hayes with ITV News correspondent Stacey Foster. The businessman, who was stabbed while trying to disarm the alleged Southport attacker, has said he thought he was going to be killed. John was stabbed in the leg during the knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on Monday, which left three girls dead. Issue date: Friday August 2, 2024. PA Photo. The 63-year-old told ITV News of how he ran to help when he realised people were injured.??See PA story POLICE Southport Hayes. Photo credit should read: ITV News/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Man who took on Southport killer says he wishes he had been 'more Bruce Willis'

UK March 9, 2025 By Craig Munro

Man inspired by Southport killings stabbed girl, 9, in the neck as she played outside

UK March 8, 2025 By Brooke Davies

TV OUT. ALL BROADCAST WEBSITES OUT. No cropping permitted. Picture must be credited to BBC Breakfast. Undated screengrab of yoga teacher Leanne Lucas who was repeatedly stabbed in the Southport attacks being interviewed for BBC's Panorama, shown on BBC Breakfast, describing helping several children to run to safety, adding she felt she had to survive in order to save those in her class. Issue date: Monday February 24, 2025. PA Photo. Axel Rudakubana, 18, murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed class in the Merseyside town in July last year, when he was 17. See PA story POLICE Southport. Photo credit should read: BBC Breakfast/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Yoga teacher speaks for first time about saving children in Southport stabbings

UK February 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Handout photo of Alice da Silva Aguiar. Axel Rudakubana, 18, has pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to murdering three young girls, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar, in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Rudakubana has also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of eight other children and to the attempted murder of Leanne Lucas and Jonathan Hayes in Southport, Merseyside on July 29, 2024. Issue date: Monday January 20, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTs Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Mum of dance-loving girl, 9, killed in Southport attack speaks out for the first time

UK February 19, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Undated handout photo issued by Merseyside Police of Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is set to find out the number of years he will spend behind bars after admitting the murders of three girls at a dance class in Southport. Axel pleaded guilty to all 16 offences he faced on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. Issue date: Thursday January 23, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

FBI and US government officials join investigation into Southport killer

UK February 16, 2025 By Craig Munro

Undated handout file photos issued by Merseyside Police of (left to right) Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar. The 18-year-old accused of killing three girls in a knife attack at a Southport dance class is due to go on trial. Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, will stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with the murders of Alice, nine, Bebe, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, who died following the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class at The Hart Space shortly before midday on July 29. Issue date: Monday January 20, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana will not have 52 year sentence reviewed

UK February 15, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

File handout photo issued by Merseyside Police of Bebe King. Axel Rudakubana has been has been detained for life with a minimum term of 52 years. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to all 16 offences he faced on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in The Hart Space in Southport on July 29, 2024. Issue date: Thursday January 23, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Tearful parents of girl killed in Southport attack reveal their final moments together

UK February 10, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

'I came face to face with Southport killer Axel Rudakubana' picture: PA image taken from social

Personal trainer tells how Southport killer stared down at him wielding 20cm knife

UK February 9, 2025 By Jen Mills

Parents of Southport victims relive day of attack in new heartbreaking tribute

UK February 8, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Dan Jarvis speaking in the Commons today

How a spelling error may have let Southport killer slip through the net

Politics February 5, 2025 By Tom Sanders

People trying to buy knives online will face tougher measures to prove their age under new restrictions being brought forward in the wake of the Southport knife attack. Release date ??? January 22, 2025. Axel Rudakubana, who has admitted murdering three young girls last July, bought a knife from Amazon when he was just 17, despite existing laws which prohibit the sale of most knives to under-18s. Online retailers will be forced to ask anyone buying a knife for two types of identification under government plans, with buyers asked to submit an identity document, such as a passport, and record a live video to prove their age. Amazon has said it takes its "responsibility around the sale of all age-restricted items - including bladed products - extremely seriously" and has launched an investigation.

New rules for anyone buying knives online after Southport stabbings

UK January 26, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Southport child killer will face 'lifetime of hell' as prime target for attacks

UK January 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

EDITORS NOTE VIDEO BLURRED AT SOURCE Screen grab from handout doorbell video dated 22/07/24 issued by Merseyside Police of the incident the previous week in which Axel Rudakubana (right) books a taxi to The Range High School but does not make the journey. Rudakubana has been has been detained for life with a minimum term of 52 years. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to all 16 offences he faced on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in The Hart Space in Southport on July 29, 2024. Issue date: Thursday January 23, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Moment Southport killer's dad stops him from setting off on 'high school massacre'

UK January 23, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's family 'sent into hiding for own protection'

How Southport killer Axel Rudakubana went from model pupil to mass murderer

UK January 23, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Haunting moment Axel Rudakubana enters dance school to carry out Southport massacre

UK January 23, 2025 By Brooke Davies

TV reporter breaks down live on air while reading details of Southport attacks

UK January 23, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana jailed for at least 52 years

UK January 23, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Window cleaner reveals how he risked own life to save kids in Southport attack

UK January 22, 2025 By Tom Sanders

Left: Police at a crime scene; middle: Axel Rudakubana; right; Axel Rudakubana as a young child. (Picture: PA / AP)

Axel Rudakubana bought knife and poison online before Southport attack

UK January 22, 2025 By Jasper King

Who is Axel Rudakubana? The child actor turned killer of three young girls

UK January 21, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister