Southport Inquiry

Inquiry into the 29 July 2024 Southport knife attack by Axel Rudakubana at a children's Taylor Swift dance class, which killed three girls: Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar, and injured ten others. Phase 1 hearings ran July–November 2025 (concluded 6 November 2025), examining the attack and the perpetrator's prior contacts with public bodies. Phase 1 report expected spring 2026. Phase 2 will examine children drawn into extreme violence.