The leaked report comes ahead of a public inquiry to question counterterrorism police and look at any 'missed opportunities' to spot Axel Rudakubana's obsession with extreme violence

A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.

Counterterrorism officers believed twisted Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was just interested in news and current affairs and not in danger of becoming “radicalised”, a leaked Home Office report has revealed.

Counter-terror police did not think Southport killer Axel Rudakubana would be radicalised, leaked report says - Despite three Prevent referrals for Axel Rudakubana, counterterrorism police did not believe he was a radicalisation risk,

Axel Rudakubana was expected to be sentenced to life in prison at Liverpool Crown Court for the murders of three young girls and attempted murders of eight other children in Southport in July.

Child muderer Axel Rudakubana is to serve at least 52 years in prison. He stabbed to death Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on July 29.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was yesterday handed one of the highest minimum custody terms on record for the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed class at The Hart Space in Southport

Watch as Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was sentenced on Thursday (23 January) for murdering three young girls in a frenzied knife attack last year. Rudakubana, 18, stabbed and killed the girls, aged between six and nine,