20 h. ago Family of Southport victim stabbed 33 times after being dragged back inside dance studio condemn killer's 'neglectful' and 'cowardly' parents for their 'failures' in stopping attack

Child C1, as the girl is known to protect her anonymity, attempted to flee the Taylor Swift-themed dance class before Axel Rudakubana dragged her back inside and stabbed her 33 times.

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43 h. ago Parents of Southport victims say killer's parents 'should be held accountable' for failings

Elsie Stancombe, 7, Bebe King, 6, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, were murdered in July 2024

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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: parents of victims call for killer’s parents to be ‘held to account’

The comments came 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 the police to his son’s weapons and another attempted attack days earlier. Continue reading...

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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 Dad of Southport attacker says atrocity wouldn't have happened if he told police about machete

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT The three young girls who died in the Southport tragedy could be alive today if the killer's dad had reported his son's machete, the father now admits

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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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48 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 mother says she's 'profoundly sorry' for 'failure' to stop the attack and feels 'grief and remorse for the children whose lives were taken'

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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52 h. ago Hundreds of children under 10 referred to counter terror scheme, chilling data shows

Home Office data reveals the number of referrals to the Prevent counter-terrorism programme were the highest on record in the year to March following failings in the case of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana

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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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69 h. ago Axel Rudakubana's dad reveals Southport killer son 'actively hated him'

Alphonse Rudakubana told an inquiry that his son's behaviour deteriorated over a very short period between Year 8 and the start of Year 9.

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2 d. ago Southport killer told dad 'it may take days or years... trust me I will kill you'

Alphonse Rudakubana claimed he was frightened of his own son, Axel, and admitted he had lost control of the teenager who went on to kill three little girls in a horrific knife attack in Southport

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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 Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's reign of terror from dad 'hatred' to fears he'd kill parents

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. As the brother and father of mass murderer Axel Rudakubana give evidence at the Liverpool Town Hall inquiry, the Mirror takes a look at the teenage killer's family life

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