Merseyside Police were allegedly warned not to release information about Southport killer Axel Rudakubana until he had been charged. Officers wanted to release details about the teenager, but were told not to do so by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), sources told the Telegraph. They were advised not to inform the public about the poison found in Rudakubana’s room or release details on his obsession with violence and terrorism, sources claim.
Merseyside Police were allegedly “warned” not to release information about Southport killer Axel Rudakubana until he had been charged. Police were “gagged” from releasing crucial information about Rudakubana in the wake of an attack on a dance class in Southport that left three young girls dead.Officers from Merseyside police wanted to release details about the teenager, but were told not to do so by the Crown Prosecution Service , sources told the Telegraph.
Chair of the Crime Reporters Association Rebecca Camber, who is also crime editor at the Daily Mail, penned: “There has been a worrying pattern whereby forces wanting to provide information to the press have been instructed to stay silent.“The CRA are concerned that this is undermining efforts to improve police press relations and affecting public confidence and trust in policing and the wider criminal justice system.
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