I saw the police outside the house on several occasions before the attack. They must have been there a couple of times earlier in the year."
The family was very private and his brother was disabled. I heard Axel had been removed from school due to issues around his behaviour. So I thought it was linked to that."
I never saw him on a bike or skateboard. Never kicking a ball or doing anything normal like that. Never saw him wearing a football shirt. I only ever saw him with his parents."
Yes I noticed the police outside Axel's house. I thought 'what is going on here?'
I just could not believe what I was seeing. But I checked my doorbell footage to see what had happened earlier and saw Axel pacing up and down outside his house on the day of the attack."
This was an unspeakable attack -- one which left an enduring mark on our community and the nation for its savagery and senselessness,
It is clear that this was a young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. He has shown no sign of remorse,
At the start of the school holidays, a day which should have been one of carefree innocence; of children enjoying a dance workshop and making friendship bracelets, became a scene of the darkest horror as Axel Rudakubana carried out his meticulously planned rampage,
There was a confrontation and Rudakubana was eventually persuaded to leave the vehicle."
This was large scale and very violent criminal activity made much worse by the fact that it was happening only a day after entirely different and utterly tragic events
No words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as try to deal with the loss of our little girl Bebe.”
I am conscious of the fact the families are not here today”,
There is a gap for those who are volatile, who need management, who may be dangerous. There is nothing for them.”
Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”
Southport is a quiet, kind place in which nothing ever happens,
Look, here’s some now,
I was trying to keep away from this knife,
You have now pleaded guilty to this indictment and to each of the charges upon it. The next stage is sentence. That will take place on Thursday at 11am.”
He was seen by the psychiatrists at the police station but refused to engage with them."
There's a considerable amount of material about the defendant's mental health.