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Judge Names Suspect in Stabbing Attack Targeting Children’s Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class at Southport, England 

The judge decided to disclose the identity of the assailant due to unbridled ‘misinformation’ circulating that has prompted violent protests in several cities across the country.

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A crowd clashes with police on July 30, 2024, at Southport, England, near where three girls were stabbed to death. Richard McCarthy/PA via AP, file
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Lifting previous restrictions, a judge has released the name of a 17-year-old suspect in a deadly knife attack at Southport, England, identifying him as Axel Rudakubana, a Cardiff native born to Rwandan parents. 

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NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Ms. Zhukovsky studied economics and government at Dartmouth College.

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