UK Police Told to Reveal Ethnicity of Suspects in High-Profile Cases

In July 2024, riots broke out in the wake of the murder of three children in Southport amid rumors on social media about the killer’s immigration status.

In this sketch, Southport stabbings suspect Axel Rudakubana appears on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court in England on Jan. 20, 2025. Elizabeth Cook, artist/PA via AP

Police in England and Wales are being encouraged to cite the ethnicity of suspects in high-profile cases.

The official guidance follows a series of incidents dating back to riots in the summer of 2024 after three children in Southport were murdered by a Wales-born teenager, Axel Rudakubana.