Axel Rudakubana was referred to the Government’s Prevent scheme three times before his attack in Southport.
The killer was first referred to the anti-extremism programme as a 13-year-old schoolboy in 2019, when teachers became concerned by his obsession with school massacres.
It is believed that he was referred to Prevent again twice in 2021 following his expulsion from the Range High School after staff were worried about his interest in the 2017 terror attacks, which included incidents in central London and the Manchester Arena bombing.
