GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has launched a scathing attack on Axel Rudakubana, describing him as having "the face of evilness".
Speaking on his GB News show, Eamonn questioned why Rudakubana was not "institutionalised" at a younger age.
"What's the theory here? If he wasn't really connected in anything politically, was he just a sheer murdering nutcase right from the start?" Holmes fumed.
The presenter added: "Look at that picture of him, that is just the face of evilness, that is so scary looking. And I just wonder why this guy wasn't in some institution from the age of ten or so?"
Eamonn Holmes was outraged at the information that Rudakubana was referred to the Government's Prevent anti-extremism scheme three times
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Rudakubana, 18, has pleaded guilty to murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven in Southport in July 2024.
Following the plea, the Government has announced the launch an official inquiry into the attack after it was revealed that he was referred to the Government's Prevent anti-extremism scheme three times before the murders, due to a fixation with violence.
However, the programme was unable to intervene effectively as Rudakubana wasn't aligned with any specific terrorist organisation.
Detailing the case on GB News, Home and Security Editor Mark White told Eamonn: "Clearly there is more to talk about in terms of this young man's background of violence, a fixation with death and violence spanning a number of years.
Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls in the Southport knife attack in July 2024
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"He was referred to the program Prevent not one, but three separate occasions between 2019 and 2021."
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Recalling previous incidents of concern, Mark explained: "When he was just 13, he took a knife to school, he was excluded from school. He returned to school with a hockey stick and attacked a pupil there.
"There were real concerns expressed about his fixation with carrying out a school massacre, but somehow the Counter-extremism programme felt that they were unable to deal with this individual because he was not, it seems, according to them anyway, aligned to any particular terrorist organisation in the way prevent works."
The Lancashire Child Safeguarding Partnership revealed Rudakubana continued to face "significant challenges" in the years leading up to the murders.
"Over the last two years Axel Rudakubana continued to face challenges related to his emotional and behavioural wellbeing, social interactions, and education," the Partnership said.
Eamonn claimed that Rudakubana has the 'face of evilness'
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The Partnership has now commissioned an independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review to examine the roles of all agencies involved with Rudakubana and his family.
The review will be conducted by three experts to assess all aspects of the case.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated that "Britain will rightly demand answers" about how "the state failed in its ultimate duty to protect these young girls".
The court has indicated that a life sentence is "inevitable" when Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday.
