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Axel Rudakubana's dad claimed 'good boy' carried knife into school because of 'gang culture'
Axel Rudakubana admitted carrying knives 10 times due to bullying and an alleged gang culture, leading to his permanent exclusion from Range High School.
- Alphonse Rudakubana told the inquiry his `good boy` son Axel Rudakubana was permanently excluded from Range High School after telling Childline he carried knives amid a `really gang culture`.
- After a fight on October 7, Michael McGarry said Axel and the other boy involved in the English-class fight were sent home while Range High School investigated bullying allegations.
- On December 11, 2019 he returned in disguise, produced a hockey stick, struck a pupil and school staff who restrained him witnessed little remorse.
- On July 29 last year he killed Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and was later sentenced to life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years.
- The ongoing public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall is examining his contact with police, schools and social services under review and the inquiry's first phase, expected to run until November.
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Southport killer's dad called him a 'good boy' after he took knife to school
Axel Rudakubana's father also brushed off the seriousness of his son's behaviour and instead argued with his teachers and attempted to blame the school for overseeing a "bullying culture", the hearing heard.
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Southport attacker’s father called him ‘good boy’ after school knife incident
The Southport Inquiry heard from Axel Rudakubana’s former headteacher on Wednesday. The father of the Southport attacker described him as a “good boy” who knew “what he was doing was wrong” after he admitted taking a knife to school to stab someone, a public inquiry has heard. Headteacher of the Range High School in Formby Michael McGarry told the Southport Inquiry on Wednesday that Axel Rudakubana was permanently excluded in October 2019 after …
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