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Driver Fled Hart Space Studio, Delayed 999 Call During Stabbing

7/3/2026

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Dashboard camera footage shows Gary Poland driving away from Hart Space dance studio while children fled.
Poland’s taxi licence was revoked by Sefton Council after he drove Axel Rudakubana to the studio where the July 2024 stabbing occurred.
He waited about 50 minutes before calling 999, despite the ongoing attack.
The stabbing killed three children and severely wounded eight other children and two adults.

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Story summary

Dashboard camera footage shows Gary Poland driving away from Hart Space dance studio while children fled.
Poland’s taxi licence was revoked by Sefton Council after he drove Axel Rudakubana to the studio where the July 2024 stabbing occurred.
He waited about 50 minutes before calling 999, despite the ongoing attack.
The stabbing killed three children and severely wounded eight other children and two adults.