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Southport killer's parents 'desperately sorry'

Southport killer's parents failed girls, families say

The families of the three girls murdered in the Southport attacks have condemned the killer's parents for failing to take responsibility and "staying silent" when they knew how dangerous their son was. Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were killed by Axel Rudakubana, then 17, in a knife attack in 2024.

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Southport victims' outraged families slam 'shameful excuses' of killer's parents

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Southport killer’s parents apologise to victim’s families at inquiry

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Southport victims' families say killer's parents 'failed'

Axel Rudakubana was sentenced in January to a minimum of 52 years in prison for the murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, in Southport in July 2024

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Southport killer's mother tells inquiry she is 'profoundly sorry' for 'our failure'

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Southport killer's father says family were 'kind of lonely' in UK

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Southport's first Year of Culture announced for 2026

Southport's first ever Year of Culture will take place in 2026, it has been announced. The town is set to be transformed into a year-round stage for art, performance and music, for what organisers have said will be a "truly unforgettable year in the town of seaside spectacle and wonder".

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's dad reveals his son 'actively hated him'

Alphonse Rudakubana has told the Southport inquiry his son would 'get angry' when he was disagreed with and there was 'always a trigger'

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‘He threatened to kill me’: Southport attacker’s father says lived in fear of son who stabbed 3 girls to death

By 2024, Axel’s behaviour at home had become “very frightening,” Alphonse said. He recalled an incident where Axel poured oil over his head and threatened to kill him. “I had lost control of him. I had no authority as a father,

Southport killer's father says son threatened to kill him in 'menacing' confrontation

Fighting back tears, the Youth Justice Board's chief executive Stephanie Roberts-Bibby offered her "heartfelt condolences" to the families of the three girls who died in the 29 July 2024 attack in Southport, as well as others who were harmed by the attacker's actions.