<description>&lt;p&gt;On 29 July 2024, a knifeman entered a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport, murdering three girls and attempting to kill many more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is a story with a lot of whys - why did a 17 year old schoolboy murder three little girls and try to kill even more? Why did he target that dance workshop? And why does it seem that no one - not his family, not the police, not social services - could see him for the danger he was?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anna Youssef speaks to Dr Samantha Walkden, a senior lecturer in forensic psychology at the University of Greater Manchester and a chartered psychologist.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The Southport attack: Why did a schoolboy become a killer?

APR 13, 202612 MIN
From The North

The Southport attack: Why did a schoolboy become a killer?

APR 13, 202612 MIN

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On 29 July 2024, a knifeman entered a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport, murdering three girls and attempting to kill many more.It is a story with a lot of whys - why did a 17 year old schoolboy murder three little girls and try to kill even more? Why did he target that dance workshop? And why does it seem that no one - not his family, not the police, not social services - could see him for the danger he was?Anna Youssef speaks to Dr Samantha Walkden, a senior lecturer in forensic psychology at the University of Greater Manchester and a chartered psychologist.