The counter terrorism-led Prevent scheme "prematurely" closed Axel Rudakubana's cases and repeatedly misspelt his name, a damning government review has found. The review, commissioned in the wake of Rudakubana's sentencing for a triple murder in Southport,

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's anti-terror case should have been kept open, a review into his attacks has found.

The Prevent counter-extremism scheme wrongly concluded Southport killer Axel Rudakubana did not pose a serious threat, a government review has found. Security minister Dan Jarvis MP addressed the House of Commons and said Rudakubana had already discussed the Manchester Arena bombing and stabbing people when Prevent "prematurely" closed his case.

A review into the handling of the Southport child killer under the Government's counter-terrorism programme Prevent has concluded "too much focus was placed on the absence of a distinct ideology", security minister Dan Jarvis has said.