The Papers: 'They didn't have to die' and 'You're not the Messiah'

'They didn't have to die' and 'You're not the Messiah'Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSeveral papers lead with the findings of the public inquiry into the 2024 Southport stabbing murder of three girls aged six to nine at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. "They didn't have to die" writes the Sun in its headline next to photos of victims Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar. "Girls failed by cops & authorities" and "killer's parents slammed in report" are the key findings from the inquiry reported by the paper.The parents of Axel Rudakuban were "blamed for not stopping attack" is the Metro's headline, summarising the inquiry's findings. It adds that the parents "didn't stand up to his violence obsession and obstructed officials... but agencies failed too". The Daily Express leads with calls from the bereaved families for Rudakubana's parents to be "held to account" over their failures "to stop the killer". The inquiry found the parents "knew their son had large knives, the pulp of poison ricin and an obsession with violence", according to the paper.Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time of the murders, "should have been stopped by police, social services and the killer's parents, who failed to heed years of warning signs over his escalating obsession with violence", the Independent says.The Daily Mail also focuses on the inquiry's finding that the Southport killer's parents "should have stopped him", adding that they had a "moral" duty and "knew their son was hoarding an arsenal of weapons, including machetes, for at least a year". "This fight does not end today" splashes the Daily Mirror, printed above photos of the three murder victims, writing "grieving parents vow to fight on" and "battle for change". Inquiry ch...