45 h. ago Southport killer's parents 'desperately sorry' as they make tearful apology to victims' families

Axel Rudakubana's father said he was 'so ashamed' as he addressed bereaved families at the public inquiry into the attack

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46 h. ago Southport victims' outraged families slam 'shameful excuses' of killer's parents

The parents of three girls killed by Axel Rudakubana have said his parents should face accountability for their 'shameful' failures which allowed their son's evil to go 'unchecked'

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46 h. ago Southport inquiry: killer’s parents must be ‘held to account’, say victims’ families

Call comes after Alphonse Rudakubana tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to the danger posed by his sonThe parents of three girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for the killer’s parents to be “held to account for what they allowed to happen” after they gave dramatic testimony to a public inquiry.The bereaved families told Axel Rudakubana’s father they had “complete disdain for your excuses” after he tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to his son’s weapons and another attempted attack days earlier. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Victims’ families call for Southport killer’s parents to be held to account

Axel Rudakubana’s mother and father gave evidence to the Liverpool Town Hall hearing on Thursday.

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48 h. ago Southport killer’s parents apologise to victim’s families at inquiry

Alphonse Rudakubana and Laetitia Muzayire gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Thursday.

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49 h. ago Southport killer's mother made 'zip it' gesture to father as he was on verge of telling support worker about Axel Rudakubana's troubling behaviour, inquiry told

Laetitia Muzayire, whose 17-year-old son Axel Rudakubana killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July, told the hearing that her family has been left broken by what he did.

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49 h. ago Southport killer’s father tells inquiry son ‘turned out to be a monster’

Alphonse Rudakubana says he lacked courage to tell police about son’s weapons and he ‘could have done far more’The father of the Southport killer has said his son “turned out to be a monster” as he tearfully expressed regret for failing to tell police about the teenager’s weapons or his attempted attack on his former school days before he murdered three young girls.Alphonse Rudakubana broke down in tears on the second day of his evidence to the Southport inquiry, saying he was “desperately sorry” to the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Southport killer’s father hears of ‘complete disdain’ from victims’ families

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence for a second day at Liverpool Town Hall on Thursday.

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53 h. ago Father of Southport killer regrets not reporting machete delivery, inquiry hears

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence for a second day about the attack by his son, Axel.

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53 h. ago Southport killer’s father ‘too scared’ to open son’s parcel he knew was a machete

Attacker’s father Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry

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2 d. ago Southport killer’s father tells inquiry he takes ‘share’ of responsibility

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago We couldn't cope with violent son... but we didn't want him taken into care, says Southport killer's dad

The father of the Southport killer today admitted he played down his son's violent outbursts because he feared he would be taken into care.

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3 d. ago BREAKING: Southport killer's dad reveals major fear that stopped him reporting violence

Alphonse Rudakubana, the father of Southport killer Axel, said he felt concerned that the teenager was going to be taken away from him

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3 d. ago Southport killer’s father feared he would be taken away, inquiry hears

Alphonse Rudakubana gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago Southport killer's father tells public inquiry his son 'would have outbursts if someone disagreed with him'

Alphonse Rudakubana, asked how frequent the outbursts were, said: 'It was random... it depends on who is talking to him and what you say. It could be twice a day.'

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago State failed Hillsborough victims and families, PM says as he brings in Bill

The Prime Minister says victims were failed to an ‘almost inhuman level’ as he introduces a law that will force a duty of candour after disasters.

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8 d. ago Rio favelas left reeling after lethal gang raid as families bury the dead

Families in Rio de Janeiro have begun burying victims of the city’s deadliest gang raid

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9 d. ago ‘Perverse’ to charge infected blood victims’ families inheritance tax, MPs say

The criticism came as the Government launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme.

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1 week 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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