Bebe King's family, following her murder in a Southport attack, urged the government to abandon plans for disclosing ethnicity of serious crime suspects. They emphasized that crime propensity exists across all races and nationalities. Bebe was killed alongside two other girls by a local boy. The family criticized far-right political exploitation of their tragedy and expressed disappointment over government support for racial disclosure in policing. They highlighted systemic failures, including a lack of mental health intervention and investment in anti-extremism strategies, that contributed to the attack.
The family of Bebe King urged ministers to reconsider their support for disclosing the ethnicity of serious crime suspects, stating that the propensity to commit crime occurs across all ethnicities.
Michael Weston King criticized the far-right's attempts to exploit the tragedy for political gain and expressed disappointment over the government's endorsement of disclosing race and immigration status of high-profile suspects.
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