Axel Rudakubana's dad 'didn't let family friend meet' would-be Southport murderer
Axel Rudakubana's dad 'didn't let family friend meet' would-be Southport murderer
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Axel Rudakubana's dad did not let a family friend visit him the year before the Southport attack and spoke of the "challenges" of raising children, it has been claimed. Rudakubana, 18, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years last week for the murder of three girls who were attending a Taylor Swift dance event in the seaside town in July. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and six-year-old Bebe King died from their injuries after he entered the Hart Space dance studio and stabbed "as many people as he could" before they could escape.
The teenager then ran outside and knifed the children in the back as they tried to get away. Rudakubana was also convicted of the attempted murder of 10 other people including 8 children, as well as the production of ricin and possession of an Al-Qaeda training manual.
His family did not appear in court for his trial, and have been moved to a secret location by police for their own protection, members of the church once attended by father Alphonse Rudakubana said. Now, sources in Rwanda - where both of Axel Rudakubana's parents moved to Britain from - have claimed that they rarely spoke of their children on visits home. Rudakubana's own grandmother has said she never the 18-year-old, and was aware that he suffered from mental health problems.
Rudakubana's parents also appeared reluctant to allow friends around the family back in England. One friend who went for a coffee with Alphonse in June 2023 after being denied a visit to the family home said he was "vague" about his family in conversation, and mentioned "challenges" involved in raising his children.
