U.K. stabbing suspect’s name released to stem misinformation, judge says
Posted on AllSides August 1st, 2024
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LONDON — Britain got a name and a look Thursday at the 17-year-old charged with murdering three young girls and attempting to kill 10 others in a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class earlier this week. A judge agreed to lift the anonymity usually provided to minors in part to curb the speculation and misinformation that has sparked violent clashes in four cities between far-right, anti-immigrant rioters and police. The defendant’s name is Axel Rudakubana. He is not an asylum seeker, nor did he recently arrive in Britain...
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