Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a public inquiry after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of three young girls in Southport.
It comes after Sir Keir Starmer said there are “grave questions” to answer about how the state failed the Southport murder victims.
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the horrific attack at the Taylor Swift-themed class before midday on July 29.
He also pleaded guilty to attempting to murder eight other children and two adults, including dance instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a public inquiry after Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders of three young girls in Southport
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Starmer said: “The news that the vile and sick Southport killer will be convicted is welcome.
“It is also a moment of trauma for the nation, and there are grave questions to answer as to how the state failed in its ultimate duty to protect these young girls.
“Britain will rightly demand answers, and we will leave no stone unturned in that pursuit.
“At the centre of this horrific event, there is still a family and community grief that is raw, a pain that not even justice can ever truly heal.
“Although no words today can ever truly convey the depths of that pain, I want the families to know that our thoughts are with them and everyone in Southport affected by this barbaric crime. The whole nation grieves with them.”
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