Ursula Smartt Associate Professor & Legal Careers Counsellor ursula.smartt@nchlondon.ac.uk Expertise entertainment law, media law, prison systems Ursula Smartt for Northeastern Global News A knife attack left three young girls dead and sparked riots in Southport. So why can’t the British press name the suspect? A knife attack left three young girls dead and sparked riots in Southport. So why can’t the British press name the suspect? Northeastern media law expert Ursula Smartt explains why the 17-year-old suspect has the right to anonymity under U.K. law.