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2/2 But because they have able to retire they will face no scrutiny or sanction and the families and survivors will get no justice at all.

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1/2 Yesterday I had the honour of sitting alongside 4 bereaved Hillsborough families as we discussed the IOPC Report. 12 former officers would have had to face disciplinary proceedings for GROSS MISCONDUCT if they had still be in their role.

5/5 In fact, this Inquiry has demonstrated the opposite and that we have simply been in the dark until now about the very real risks that are living next door to us.
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4/5 That AR was able to fall through every single crack, at every single point, is beyond comprehension and provides no reassurance whatsoever that this will not happen again.

3/5 There will always be troubled individuals. That is why we have so many agencies in place with specialist expertise to identify them and set in place the appropriate measures to manage the risks they present.

2/5 Whilst this has been a very short public inquiry, the catalogue of errors by all agencies involved, and the series of missed opportunities over 5 years to intervene and make a difference, is nothing short of devastating.

1/5 Southport Inquiry Day 34. Today is the final day of evidence. We will conclude the evidence of ARs father before moving onto ARs mother.

2/2 “When you hear an argument ... I get concerned. The fights are scary because of the danger of someone dying. My brother doesn't really show mercy, so my dad just has to try not to die. We hide knives to mitigate that factor.”
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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 33. Today we will continue to hear evidence from ARs brother Dion R before then moving onto ARs father Alphonse R. The evidence we heard form Dion R yesterday was disturbing and shed some light on what was happening in the family home. Dion R said:

2/2 Later this week we will hear from the parents of AR.

Witnesses today:
Stephanie Roberts-Bibby - Youth Justice Board
Deanna Romina Khananisho - X
Dion R – brother of AR

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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 32. Today is the first day of what will be 3 very difficult days for many. This morning the Inquiry will hear from 2 corporate witnesses before we move on to hear from the first family member of the killer. DR, brother of AR, will give evidence about what the family knew.

2/2 a video of an attack that AR is said to have accessed online on the morning of the atrocity.

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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 31. Today we will hear from 3 witnesses from Lancashire County Council namely Katherine Ashworth, Louise Anderson and Helen Coombes. After that we will hear from Sarah Connolly of the Department of Science, Innovation & Technology who will talk about

Southport Inquiry Day 30. We are still running slightly behind but the hope is we will get through the following witnesses from Lancashire County Council today:

Sharon Barrett

Ashleigh Williams

Katherine Ashworth

Andrea Fontaine

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Council before moving onto other witnesses from the LCC.
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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 29. Despite starting an hour earlier yesterday, sitting later and having a shorter lunch, the Inquiry is still running behind. We are therefore starting earlier today at 9.30 and will continue with the evidence of Sarah Callon from Lancashire County

Southport Inquiry Day 28. Today we will hear from 4 witnesses
Lucy McLoughlin - Presfield High School

Kate Dixon - Dept for Education

Sarah Callon - Lancashire County Council (LCC)

A further witness LCC

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Then the counter terrorism police who considered the material in the prevent referrals from a Counter terrorism point of view.

PC Philip Blundell - CTPNW

Officer B - CTPNW

The officers from Prevent will give evidence tomorrow.

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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 20. Today we will hear from 3 witnesses:
ACC Mark Winstanley - Lancashire Constabulary will discuss the role played by the various officers in his force who had involvement with AR over the years.

2/2 and decisions when AR was found on a bus in possession of a knife. We then move onto Robert Correy from Lancashire Constabulary who had limited involvement with AR in 2023.
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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 19. Today we will continue with the evidence of PC David Fairclough from Lancashire Constabulary before moving onto his colleagues PC Eve Rhodes and PS Daniel Clarke also from Lancashire Constabulary who were all involved in the actions

Southport Inquiry Day 18. Today we will hear from 3 police officers who had dealings with AR in 2019 and 2022.
PS Andrew Bramhall - Lancashire Constabulary
DC Paula Murphy - Merseyside Police
PC David Fairclough - Lancs Constabulary
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Southport Inquiry Day 17. There will be 3 witnesses today, the first two will address how AR came to be in possession of the knife he used in the attack

Hamza Ali – Delivery Driver

John Boumphrey - Amazon

PC Alexander McNamee - Lancashire Constabulary

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2/2 Christopher Ashworth Evri Limited

Nigel Polglass Whistl UK Ltd.

Stephen Henderson – Ruach Music

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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 16. Today we will hear from 5 witnesses, all relating to the online sales and deliveries. Expect to see more pointing of fingers at other links in the chain

Bradley Sutherland Tactical Archery UK

Benjamin Jones Merlin Archery Limited

Southport Inquiry Day 15. We will hear from 3 witnesses today, all relating to the online sale of knives:

Joseph Wheeler - Knife Warehouse

Juan Martinez - Hunting & Knives

Luke Bullock - Springfields of Burton

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2/2 The Inquiry will then conclude its summary of the evidence relating to the attack.
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1/2 Southport Inquiry Day 14. Today the Inquiry will hear evidence from Jenie Scholes who leased the Hart Space. After that the Inquiry will summarise the evidence of yoga teacher Leanne Lucas who held the event and was stabbed 5 times.

2/2 I am sure today will be very difficult for Mr. Poland to explain himself and very difficult for the victims to hear what he has to say.

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1 /2 Southport Inquiry Day 13. Today the Inquiry will hear from 3 witnesses:

Gary Poland One Call Taxis

Liam Rice One Call Taxis

Mark Toohey Sefton Council

There are obviously very strong opinions about what Gary Poland did and did not do after dropping the attacker off.