The mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on July 29 which killed three girls and left 10 others injured sparked riots across Britain.
Prosecutors delayed charging Southport murder suspect Axel Rudakubana for up to fortnight due to fears it may spark riots, it emerged tonight.
Police chiefs feared the revelation that the suspect had allegedly been making ricin and possessed information likely to be useful to a terrorist would cause further unrest and accordingly made preparations to cancel police leave across the country over the weekend of October 19. Rioters in Rotherham in August. The mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on July 29 which killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine and left 10 others injured sparked riots across Britain
While the CPS normally makes decisions to charge suspects independently, there are a small number of serious offences such as the biological weapons charge that require consent from the government's two law officers, the attorney general and solicitor general.On that day, sources say that as many as 1,000 riot police had been placed on standby in anticipation that the news could trigger another series of violent demonstrations.
The three victims in the Southport attack from left to right: Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine. Ever since the Southport attack in July, social media has been awash with misinformation, rumours and lies about what happened Despite the risk that any delay could result in yet more questions being asked, the charging decision is said to have been put off following significant concerns among ministers and the CPS that the announcement could prompt public disorder.
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