Please prevent the boss from leaving after the agency review failed to stop Southport killer Axel Rudakubana
The head of the government's counter-terrorism program reportedly resigned after the case that revealed the Southport killer case ended before the attack.
Michael Stewart resigned from his preventive position after revealing in a review that Axel Rudakubana's case had ended his case prematurely after being referred three times between December 2019 and April 2021.
Rudakubana murdered her life imprisonment for the murder of Alice Da Silva Aguiar, Nine, Bebe King, Six and Sive, Alice Da Silva Aguiar seven years ago and at least 52 years ago in a dance class themed by Taylor Swift on July 29.
He also attempted to murder eight other children who cannot be named for legal reasons, as well as class coach Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
In the years before the attack, three separate recommendations were made to prevent Rudabana's actions and six separate police appeals.
Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Da Silva Aguiar were murdered at Taylor Swift themed dance class (Merseyside Police/PA) in Southport (PA Media)
Mr. Stewart has been the boss of prevention since September 2020 and was head of the counter-terrorism program when the attack was conducted last year.
His departure has been reported this eraAfter the review found many failures in the Rudakubana case.
The investigation found that despite sufficient risks keeping Rudabana's cases active – they closed prematurely, while the too much emphasis was on the lack of a unique ideology.
Rudakubana was referred to Rudakubana prevented three times between 14 years old between December 13, 2019 and April 2021. These recommendations were made by his school.
Commentary said Rudakubana's study of school shootings, talking about stabbing people and saying the terrorist attacks on “men”, believed to refer to the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, “may have shown real interest in terrorism”.
Axel Rudakubana was sentenced in January 2025 (Elizabeth Cook/Pa) (PA Media)
There is enough evidence to recommend Rudakubana to the next phase of the program – called the channel – but that didn't happen.
The report also highlights Rudakubana's typo in the referral, although this did not prevent the case from being linked.
In addition to a review of preventive recommendations, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that a public investigation would be held to see any “missed opportunities” to determine Rudabana’s murder intentions.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis announced the findings in the House of Commons earlier this year that it is wrong to “prematurely” end their case “prematurely” when there is “enough attention” to stay open.
“The review concluded that too much focus on the lack of a unique ideology undermines the sensitivity, dissatisfaction and complex needs of considering perpetrators,” Mr Jarvis said.
The Ministry of the Interior does not comment on internal staffing.
