3 h. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana likened to 'sociopathic movie murderer' by brother

Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced last year to 52 years behind bars for the 'savage' murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine

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6 h. ago Southport killer's brother tells inquiry of 'frequent, violent outbursts' years before attack

Axel Rudakubana's older brother was giving evidence at an inquiry into the triple murder

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6 h. ago Southport killer's brother was 'wary' of his 'violent outbursts', inquiry told

"He became increasingly withdrawn - I had to be cautious if I did speak to him"

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8 h. ago Southport killer's brother thought he'd kill their father and compared him to 'sociopath' killer from film No Country For Old Men

Dion Rudakubana, 21, told the inquiry his younger brother's behaviour deteriorated and became more and more violent after he was expelled from mainstream education aged 13.

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5 d. ago Andrew has 'nothing left in family relationship' after Charles' final humiliating blow

Buckingham Palace's blistering statement on Prince Andrew's eviction from Royal Lodge contains key hidden tells on King Charles' exact thoughts on his disgraced brother, according to an expert

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6 d. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana showed sympathy to Taliban terrorists but social workers failed to tell the police and did not consider him an extremist, inquiry hears

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana questioned whether the public's view of the Taliban was unfair with social workers who failed to tell police, an inquiry into the attack has heard. 

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6 d. ago Southport Inquiry hears of killer’s comments about the Taliban

Axel Rudakubana was said to have compared the Taliban to the US government.

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7 d. ago Southport killer's father asked social services not to share information which could 'turn our family upside down' after his son attacked school pupil with a hockey stick

Alphonse Rudakubana, 49, said his family expected a 'high degree of confidentiality' and did not want those 'in charge of punishing Axel' knowing their personal information.

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8 d. ago Southport killer's father warned teacher he could 'turn violent and may attack', public inquiry hears

Lucy McLoughlin, headteacher at Presfield High, said a number of staff had visited Rudakubana's home - but they were not allowed to see him.

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1 week ago Princess Diana’s brother says he doesn’t like strangers telling him where they were when she died

Earl Charles Spencer tells Gyles Brandreth he visits Diana’s grave every year

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1 week ago Headteacher removed word 'sinister' from Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's education plan after mental health workers accused her of racially profiling 'a black boy with a knife'

Axel Rudakubana was enrolled at The Acorns School, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, aged 13, after being expelled from mainstream education for taking a knife into classes.

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1 week ago Southport killer's headteacher says 'sinister' pupil was 'building up to something'

As the inquiry into the Southport stabbings continue, the headteacher of the school Axel Rudakubana attended said that she had seen him acting suspiciously several times

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1 week ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was the most sinister pupil I've ever seen, says his teacher

Joanne Hodson worked at The Acorns School, in Ormskirk, where Axel Rudakubana was enrolled aged 13 after being expelled from mainstream education for taking a knife into classes.

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1 week ago Southport killer's headteacher says he was 'sinister, unpredictable and most unusual' pupil she'd ever seen

Joanne Hodson worked at The Acorns School, in Ormskirk, where Axel Rudakubana was enrolled aged 13 after being expelled from mainstream education for taking a knife into classes.

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2 w. ago Southport killer's 'risk to others' was not properly assessed and he was signed off by mental health services just six days before attack, inquiry hears

The public inquiry investigating Axel Rudakubana's crimes today heard it was 'unacceptable' that he was signed off with such an inadequate assessment.

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2 w. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's teacher warned NHS of 'serious safeguarding concerns'

Axel Rudakubana's deputy headteacher had emailed the autism service warning them about her grave concerns including an incident where the teen was found searching school shootings online

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2 w. ago Brother tells of tragic final hours of 'super fit' student who died at uni after complaining of stomach pain

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, died at his Manchester Metropolitan University accommodation having only moved in one week prior, and now tributes have been paid to the young man

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2 w. ago From Footballers’ Wives to Big Brother why 2000 was the year when British TV really hit a sweet spot

THE year 2000 didn’t just mark the start of a new Millennium, it was also the moment when British TV really hit a sweet spot. We still had high-octane belters like Baywatch and Gladiators dominating the schedules, but then in came the enfant terrible of telly — Big Brother. The decade that followed brought us...

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2 w. ago Southport killer judged to pose no risk to others just days before attack

Rudakubana, then 17, was discharged from Alder Hey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) on July 23 last year.

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2 w. ago Southport killer assessed as posing no risk to others six days before attack

Axel Rudakubana was discharged from Alder Hey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services on July 23 last year.

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