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U.K. inquiry lays bare 'catastrophic' missed chances before stabbings at dance class

An inquiry found that a mass killing by a British teenager in 2024 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class could have been prevented if his parents and state agencies had acted on his violence fixation.

U.K. inquiry lays bare 'catastrophic' missed chances before stabbings at dance class
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An inquiry found that a mass killing by a British teenager in 2024 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class could have been prevented if his parents and state agencies had acted on his violence fixation.

(Image credit: Scott Heppell)

Originally published at NPR World

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