US EditionSouthport inquiry: Axel Rudakubana’s brother feared he would kill their father before attack
Dion Rudakubana testified he feared his brother Axel's violent outbursts would escalate to murder years before the fatal stabbing of three girls in 2024, inquiry hears.
- Dion told his friend his brother Axel reminded him of a sociopathic murderer from a film and that 'the fights are scary because of the danger of someone dying'.
- Dion said he had to be cautious when speaking to his brother because 'any disagreement could escalate into an argument'.
- Dion confirmed that their parents asked the killer to say goodbye to him as he was leaving and his brother threw a bottle at him.
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The father of Axel Rudakubana told the investigators that his son was subject to the frightening excesses of anger.
Southport killer threatened to kill his own father - and five other inquiry claims
The inquiry into the Southport killer, Axel Rudakubana, continued on Wednesday where testimony was heard from his brother and father. Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July last year by Rudakubana. Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in January this year for the murders of the three girls. Here The i Paper examines some of the not…
Two days before the stabbing of three girls in Southport, England, last year, the father of murderer Axel Rudakubana warned his brother Dion that Axel might kill him because he was dangerous. On the day of the girls' murder, a knife case was found hidden in Axel's washing machine at home. But this did not worry the family, British station Sky News reported in an online broadcast of Dion's testimony.
Southport attacker’s brother worried he would kill, inquiry told
The brother of the Southport attacker has told a public inquiry that he’d been scared his brother would kill someone two years before last summer’s murders. Describing frequent violent outbursts, he said he thought the threat was within the family home. This is the first time the inquiry has heard directly from the family.
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