The inquiry will investigate institutional failures that led to the Southport attack, where three girls were murdered by Axel Rudakubana. Concerns existed regarding Rudakubana's extremism, yet opportunities to intervene were missed. Sir Adrian Fulford stated the hearings aim for real change rather than superficial solutions. The inquiry will also consider reforms in the justice system, possibly allowing courts to impose restrictions on individuals deemed risky despite insufficient evidence for arrest. The investigation seeks to recommend necessary changes to prevent such tragedies in the future.
The inquiry into the Southport attack will examine the wholesale failure of multiple institutions to prevent one of the most egregious crimes in our country's history, its chair has said in his opening remarks.
Rudakubana, 18, was referred to Prevent three times between December 2019 and April 2021 after expressing extremist views but his case was never escalated.
The hearings would not turn into an exercise of papering over the cracks but would be a real engine for change in exposing failures.
Fulford said he would consider sweeping changes to the justice system, including whether courts should be given powers to impose restrictions on individuals known to pose a risk but when there was insufficient evidence to justify an arrest.
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