Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three children at a dance class, was referred three times to Prevent but his case was closed

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana should have been seen as a terror threat, Home Office report shows - Axel Rudakubana should have been referred to the next stage of the Prevent scheme, says Home Secre

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's anti-terror case should have been kept open, a review into his attacks has found.

Rudakubana was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years – one of the highest minimum terms on record – for murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on July 29 last year.

The Cardiff-born teenager was referred to the government's counter-terrorism programme three times due to concerns he was researching school shootings, the London bombings and carrying a knife

A government review into Prevent's assessment of the dangers posed by murderer Axel Rudakubana have shown the teenager posed a 'significant risk' but the cases were 'closed prematurely'. Rudakubana was handed a life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years for the murders of Bebe King,