2024 Southport stabbing explained

Caption:Attack site
Map:
Location:Hart Street, Southport, Merseyside,
United Kingdom
Target:Children at a dance workshop
Timezone:BST (UTC+1)
Type:Mass stabbing
Fatalities:3
Injuries:10
Coroner:Julie Goulding
Accused:Axel Rudakubana
Motive:Unknown

On 29 July 2024, a mass stabbing targeting children occurred at a dance studio in Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom. Three children were killed, and ten other people – eight of whom were children – were injured, some of them severely. Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year-old British citizen born in Cardiff to parents from Rwanda, was arrested at the scene and has been charged with three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder, and possession of a bladed article.

The attack took place at a Taylor Swift–themed yoga and dance workshop held at the Hart Space, a community studio in the Meols Cop area of Southport. Twenty-five children were in attendance. The attacker stabbed eleven children and two adults. Two girls died at the scene. Six of the injured children and both adults were in critical condition when taken to hospital, and a third girl died the following day.

On 30 July, far-right protesters clashed with police in Southport and damaged a mosque after misinformation about the attacker's identity was spread online. Over the next few days, protests and riots spread nationwide.

A motive for the attack has not been identified, although Merseyside Police stated they were not treating it as terror-related. On 1 August, Liverpool Crown Court disclosed Rudakubana's identity – despite him still being a minor at that point – to counter speculation and misinformation.

Background

The Hart Space, where the attack occurred, is a community studio venue on Hart Street in Meols Cop, Southport, about a mile east of the town centre. It hosts yoga, dance, pregnancy, and baby and toddler classes.[1] [2] It is on the first floor of a building which it shares with an office on the ground floor.[3] [4]

The workshop was organised by yoga teacher Leanne Lucas.[5] It was advertised as a "yoga, dance and bracelet making workshop" themed around the music of Taylor Swift.[6] The workshop was aimed at children in Year 2 to Year 6 (ages 6–11), and was being held in the first whole week of the summer holidays, scheduled for 29 July 2024 between 10:00 and 12:00 BST.[6] The event was fully booked, with 25 children attending.[7]

Attack

At around 11:45 BST, the attacker arrived at Hart Street by taxi and walked to the Hart Space.[8] He entered the venue and began his attack.[9]

The organisers tried to shield the children from the attacker.[10] Lucas, who was critically injured in the attack, ushered some children out of the venue via a fire exit and the other organiser locked others in a toilet to hide them. Jonathan Hayes, who was working in an office in the same building, ran into the studio after hearing screams and was stabbed in the leg when he attempted to disarm the attacker.[11]

At 11:47, Merseyside Police received the first emergency call, and emergency services were dispatched. North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) received their first call a minute later.[9] Members of the public helped those who had escaped from the building. One described how he had stopped to help an injured child before entering the building and seeing the attacker with a knife at the top of a staircase. After two officers had subdued the attacker, the man carried an injured girl to an ambulance.[12] A man who lived in a neighbouring property was interviewed by ITV and described how he had taken several children, one of them injured, into his house.[13]

Emergency services quickly declared a major incident as armed response vehicles, thirteen ambulances, the fire service, and three air ambulances – one each from North West Air Ambulance, Midlands Air Ambulance, and Great North Air Ambulance[14] [15] [16] – were dispatched to the scene.[17] Specialist hazardous area response team (HART) and Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) units also responded.[18] Merseyside Police imposed an Emergency Restriction of Flying to stop aircraft – including helicopters and drones – from flying without permission.[19]

Victims

Six-year-old Bebe King and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe died at the scene.[20] Nine children and two adults were treated for injuries by NWAS.[21] [22] Six of the nine children and both adults – Lucas and Hayes – were in a critical condition following the stabbings.

Casualties were taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, which declared a major incident, as well as Aintree University Hospital, Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Ormskirk District General Hospital, and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. A third girl, nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, died in hospital the day after the incident.[23] The three girls who were killed in the attack were named on 30 July.[24]

The last of the injured children was discharged from hospital on 8 August, ten days after the stabbing.[25] Lucas was readmitted to hospital due to breathing issues and was expected to undergo lung surgery.[26] [27]

Accused

Axel Muganwa Rudakubana (born 7 August 2006)[28] was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.[29] [30] Rudakubana was born in Cardiff, Wales, and is a British citizen.[31] His parents are originally from Rwanda. The family moved to the Southport area in 2013; at the time of the attack, they lived in Banks, a large village on the north-eastern outskirts of Southport.[32] [33] Neighbours have described him as "quiet".[34] He has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, and had reportedly been "unwilling to leave the house and communicate with family for a period of time".[35]

Rudakubana attended Range High School in Formby.[36] He was part of a musical theatre group.[37] In 2018, when he was 11, he was featured in a BBC Children in Need promotional video dressed as the Tenth Doctor.[38] [39] After Rudakubana's identity was released, the BBC removed the Children in Need advert featuring him from its platforms.[38] [40] The company that cast him also deleted all references to him from their social media.[38]

On 31 July 2024, Rudakubana was charged with three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder, and one count of possession of a bladed article. As a minor at the time of the attack, his identity was protected;[41] [42] however reporting restrictions were lifted on 1 August by Liverpool Crown Court, citing concerns over the lack of confirmed identity fuelling misinformation. The recorder overturning the restrictions stated that continuing to prevent reporting of Rudakubana's name risked more unrest when he turned 18 on 7 August and his identity would have become publicly available.[43] [44] Rudakubana was remanded in custody and has a provisional trial date of 20 January 2025.[45]

Merseyside Police have not identified a motive, although they said on 29 July that they were not treating the incident as terror-related.[46]

Aftermath

Official responses

Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident as horrendous and shocking, and thanked emergency services for their swift response.[47] Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that she was concerned by the incident and described the emergency services' response as courageous.[48] Patrick Hurley, the Labour MP for Southport, stated that he was deeply concerned and hoped for the best possible outcomes to the casualties as well as praising local organisations that "stepped up to the plate" and urging against any online speculation over the event.[49] [50] Cooper additionally visited Southport the following morning to lay flowers and meet officials and community leaders.[51] Starmer also visited the same day and laid flowers at the scene. He was heckled by some members of the public.[52] On 2 August, 10 Downing Street was illuminated pink "as a mark of respect and solidarity".[53]

Condolences were sent by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales.[54] [55] The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,[56] Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, and the Regional Government of Madeira, sent condolences as Aguiar's parents had emigrated from Madeira to the UK.[57]

King Charles visited Southport on 20 August, meeting with survivors of the attack and their families, local politicians, and emergency workers who responded to the incident. He also signed the book of condolence.[58] The following day he held a private meeting at Clarence House in London with the bereaved families.[59]

Memorials and fundraisers

A vigil was held outside the Atkinson in Eastbank Square on the evening of 30 July, with thousands of people in attendance.[60] Flowers and handwritten notes were left there and near the scene of the attack.[61]

Taylor Swift responded: "The horror of yesterday's attack in Southport is washing over me continuously and I'm just completely in shock [...] These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families."[62] [63] Swift later met with families of the victims, welcoming them to the backstage of her Eras Tour concerts at the Wembley Stadium, London.[64]

Within a day of the incident, Swift's fans launched a 'Swifties for Southport' JustGiving page and raised over for the Alder Hey Children's Charity.[65] Fundraising pages were setup to support the families of the victims, which raised a combined total of over .[66]

A service was held for Aguiar on 6 August at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Southport.[67] Hundreds of people lined the streets of Southport for her funeral on 11 August.[68] King's funeral was held privately on 17 August,[69] and Stancombe's funeral is scheduled for 23 August.[70]

Misinformation and riots

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, misinformation about the identity of the attacker began to spread widely on social media.[71] False claims that the suspect was a Muslim migrant or asylum seeker were rapidly spread by right-wing accounts.[72] The claims were propagated by Channel3Now, a news aggregation website with a past history of spreading misinformation.[73] [74]

On the evening of 30 July, the same evening as a vigil was held for the victims, hundreds of protesters gathered outside Southport Mosque on St Luke's Road, less than 400m (1,300feet) from the scene of the attack. The protest quickly turned violent and people began attacking the mosque with bricks, bottles, and rocks,[75] set a police vehicle on fire, and looted a corner shop.[76] Merseyside Police believed the group to be supporters of the English Defence League,[77] although the EDL has ceased to exist in a formal sense since 2013.[78] Merseyside Police reported that 39 officers were injured; 27 were hospitalised and 8 sustained serious injuries.[79]

The riot was widely condemned. Starmer said in a post on X that the group had "hijacked the vigil for the victims with violence and thuggery" and "insulted the community as it grieves", and that those involved would "feel the full force of the law". Hurley said on BBC Radio 4's Today that the rioters were not local residents, but were "thugs who'd got the train in".[80] Dozens of local residents gathered on the morning of 31 July to clean up the destruction and repair damage.[81] Over the next few days, far-right riots spread to towns and cities across England, and to Belfast in Northern Ireland, eventually leading to over 1,000 arrests.[82] [83]

Inquest

The inquest into the three deaths was opened at Bootle Town Hall on 7 August by senior coroner Julie Goulding. The inquest was adjourned pending the outcome of the judicial process.[84]

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Home . 1 August 2024 . The Hart Space . en-GB . 31 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731235638/https://thehartspace.co.uk/ . live .
  3. Web site: About The Space . 1 August 2024 . The Hart Space . en-GB . 31 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731033528/https://thehartspace.co.uk/about-the-space/ . live .
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  5. Web site: 31 July 2024 . Leanne Lucas: Yoga teacher stabbed in Southport protecting children, cousin says . 1 August 2024 . BBC News . en-GB . 1 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801002419/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9e9z1pm59eo . live .
  6. Web site: Croft . Alex . 30 July 2024 . Hero dance teacher who saved kids from knifeman gave up career for yoga business . 1 August 2024 . The Mirror . en . 31 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731024621/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hero-dance-instructor-who-saved-33357465 . live .
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  10. Web site: Hero dance teachers locked children in the toilet to save them from the killer as they fight for life after Southport stabbing . 1 August 2024 . LBC . en . 1 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801002916/https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/hero-dance-teachers-locked-children-in-toilet-to-save-from-southport-attacker/ . live .
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  12. Web site: Southport stabbings: Man describes coming face to face with knife attacker . 1 August 2024 . Sky News . 31 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731143326/https://news.sky.com/story/southport-stabbings-man-describes-coming-face-to-face-with-knife-attacker-13187408 . live .
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  14. 1817906580462956752 . NWAmbulance . North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is responding to a major incident following a call at 11:48am to Hart Street in Southport following reports of multiple stabbings [...] We have dispatched 13 ambulances along with specialised resources of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), Air Ambulance and Merit Doctors to the scene [...] So far, NWAS has treated eight patients with stab injuries who have been taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Aintree University Hospital and Southport and Formby hospital. . . 29 July 2024 . 29 July 2024 .
  15. 1818209443076551133 . MAA_Charity . Our advanced team of clinicians, alongside @GNairambulance, @NWAirAmbulance and other emergency services, responded swiftly to the scene. We are immensely proud of our crew and all the personnel who worked tirelessly under challenging circumstances to provide critical treatment on scene. . . 30 July 2024 . 2 August 2024 .
  16. News: Air ambulances land at scene . 29 July 2024 . Sky News . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806003142/https://news.sky.com/story/southport-stabbing-latest-number-of-casualties-after-reports-of-stabbing-13186819?postid=8040931#liveblog-body . live .
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  18. News: 29 July 2024 . Ambulance service responding to 'multiple stabbings' . 29 July 2024 . BBC News . We're attending a major incident on Hart Street, Southport following reports of multiple stabbings in which we have dispatched multiple resources. . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806004542/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset%3Ab691c2ba-770b-4c9c-9938-64fd8de28af4#post . live .
  19. Web site: Restrictions on drones and helicopters in Southport following incident . 29 July 2024 . Merseyside Police .
  20. News: 29 July 2024 . Two children killed, say police . 29 July 2024 . BBC News . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806002359/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset%3A4e578bd8-693e-4d61-b070-e0a8511f4dcf#post . live .
  21. News: 29 July 2024 . Ambulance treated 11 casualties . 29 July 2024 . BBC News . Paramedics treated 11 casualties . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806002310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset%3A3c5a8480-c048-4a1c-95d5-939944f3c298#post . live .
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  24. News: Martin . Amy-Clare . 31 July 2024 . All the victims of Southport stabbing attack named as devastated families pay tribute . 31 July 2024 . . 31 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731083451/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/southport-victims-bebe-king-elsie-stancombe-alice-aguiar-b2588611.html . live .
  25. Web site: 8 August 2024 . All children injured in Southport stabbing have been discharged from hospital . 9 August 2024 . Merseyside Police .
  26. Web site: 16 August 2024 . Yoga teacher injured in Southport stabbings readmitted to hospital . 20 August 2024 . Sky News . en.
  27. Web site: 16 August 2024 . Southport attack dance teacher readmitted to hospital . 19 August 2024 . BBC News . en-GB.
  28. Web site: Suspect named as Axel Muganwa Rudakubana as Starmer announces new 'capability' to curb riots . 4 August 2024 . BBC News . en-GB . 4 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804072636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cydvr9d0vd3t . live .
  29. Web site: Suspect in Southport stabbings named in court as restrictions lifted . 1 August 2024 . . 1 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801071054/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cydvr9d0vd3t . live .
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  32. News: 29 July 2024 . Attacker arrested on suspicion of murder originally from Cardiff . 31 July 2024 . BBC News . [T]he 17-year-old [who] was arrested on suspicion of murder over the [...] was originally from Cardiff. He was living in Banks, near Southport. . 30 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730202257/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset:de534259-926c-4f8c-9884-1dda2144d678#post . live .
  33. News: 30 July 2024 . Suspect was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents . 30 July 2024 . BBC News . [T]he 17-year-old [...] was born in Cardiff and moved to the Southport area in 2013. His parents are from Rwanda . 30 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730122751/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset:de534259-926c-4f8c-9884-1dda2144d678#post . live .
  34. Web site: Boy, 17, accused of murdering three girls in Southport attack is 'quiet choirboy who was unwilling to leave his house' . 4 August 2024 . LBC . en . 4 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804050600/https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/axel-rudakubana-accused-murder-quiet-choirboy/ . live .
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  46. News: 29 July 2024 . Police say attack 'not being treated as terror-related' . 29 July 2024 . BBC News . We can confirm that a 17-year-old male from Banks [...] was arrested [...] At this early stage, enquiries are ongoing to establish the motive [...] and we would urge people not to speculate while the investigation is ongoing. We can also confirm that the incident is not currently being treated as terror-related and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806002311/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset%3A7aba2675-24b3-45ec-958a-af31e7a040cc#post . live .
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  53. News: Southport: Downing Street lit up pink in tribute as PM sets out support package . 7 August 2024 . Sky News . 3 August 2024 . 3 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803055504/https://news.sky.com/story/prime-minister-visits-southport-ahead-of-planned-protests-across-country-this-weekend-13189422 . live .
  54. News: 29 July 2024 . King sends 'heartfelt condolences' to victims' families . 29 July 2024 . BBC News . King Charles III says he and Queen Camilla [...] 'send our most heartfelt condolences, prayers and deepest sympathies'. . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806002904/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset%3A19a8d056-39ed-44f7-8f0f-2768d8fe14f0#post . live .
  55. News: 29 July 2024 . William and Kate send 'love, thoughts and prayers' to Southport victims . 29 July 2024 . BBC News . The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to those affected by the attack in Southport, saying [...] 'We send our love, thoughts and prayers to all those involved'. . 6 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806002826/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset%3Adcedbaa4-d13b-4e58-a586-eea5488da17a#post . live .
  56. News: 30 July 2024 . Marcelo lamenta morte de menina portuguesa em ataque com faca no Reino Unido . 31 July 2024 . Correio da Manhã . pt . 30 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730222846/https://www.cmjornal.pt/politica/detalhe/marcelo-lamenta-morte-de-menina-portuguesa-em-ataque-com-faca-em-inglaterra . live .
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  59. News: King Charles meets families of girls killed in Southport knife attack . 21 August 2024 . BBC News . 21 August 2024.
  60. News: 30 July 2024 . Community bands together in the aftermath of attack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730201812/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset:5cd81580-ae3e-4e19-b1ec-449c0116da05#post . 30 July 2024 . 30 July 2024 . BBC News . Thousands of people gathered at the vigil for the victims of the attack in Southport. [Some businesses] said they were closing early just so their staff could get down to the square in front of the Atkinson..
  61. News: 30 July 2024 . In pictures: Locals leave flowers and handwritten notes for victims . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731080217/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset:b927a030-57ef-4952-a33c-6cc1212439be#post . 31 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . BBC News . [L]ocals have been leaving flowers and handwritten notes near the scene of the attack..
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  67. Web site: 'Amazing, caring and confident' - vigil held for Southport victim Alice da Silva Aguiar . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809023334/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dppdn37jvo . 9 August 2024 . 9 August 2024 . . en-GB.
  68. Web site: 11 August 2024 . Family remember Alice da Silva Aguiar at Southport funeral . 20 August 2024 . BBC News . en-GB.
  69. Web site: 17 August 2024 . Funeral held for Southport victim Bebe King . 20 August 2024 . BBC News . en-GB.
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  71. News: Quinn . Ben . 30 July 2024 . Misinformation about Southport attack suspect spreads on social media . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240806002826/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/30/misinformation-southport-attack-suspect-social-media-conspiracy-theories . 6 August 2024 . 31 July 2024 . The Guardian . 0261-3077.
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  73. Web site: Kivi . Emmi . 6 August 2024 . How dubious website Channel3NOW fueled misinformation about Southport suspect in the U.K. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814104701/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/how-dubious-website-channel3now-fueled-misinformation-about-southport-suspect-in-the-u.k . 14 August 2024 . 16 August 2024 . . en.
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  75. News: 30 July 2024 . Smoke canisters deployed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730202625/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t?post=asset:3689d940-5e21-451b-a0ce-fe96366c560d#post . 30 July 2024 . 30 July 2024 . BBC News.
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  78. News: 2 August 2024 . Violent Southport protests reveal organising tactics of the far-right . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803160033/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl4y0453nv5o . 3 August 2024 . 4 August 2024 . BBC News.
  79. News: 31 July 2024 . Officers suffered fractures, with one knocked unconscious – police . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731221955/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3gr5ljyz41t?post=asset:9b611a8e-11e8-4efc-b9f4-d28a2370145b#post . 31 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . BBC News.
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  81. Web site: 31 July 2024 . Southport residents clean-up streets amid protest 'heartbreak' . 20 August 2024 . BBC News.
  82. Web site: New rioting across UK cities as arrests multiply. 6 August 2024. BBC.
  83. Web site: Men in 'baying mob' get toughest riot sentences yet. 16 August 2024. BBC.
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