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Axel Rudakubana: How was Southport killer allowed to fall through the cracks?

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Axel Rudakubana was well known to police, anti-extremism authorities and other agencies.

But despite repeated concerns about his taste for violence, there was only limited intervention.

The government now says several opportunities were missed to stop him turning his dark obsessions into a reality.

An independent review into whether more could have been done to prevent the attack is under way.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has called it a "disgrace" that a teenager with a history of violence was able to easily acquire the blade.

He was carrying a 20cm-long kitchen knife purchased on Amazon on 13 July .

Police say he used encryption software to conceal his identity when he bought it.

Rudakubana will be sentenced for his crimes for his descent into violence on Thursday .

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73

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72

Neutral language

16

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informal

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English

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51

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likely offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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