'I'm desperately sorry': Southport attacker's father accepts 'share of responsibility'

Axel Rudakubana's father has said he is "desperately sorry" for failing to challenge his son's violent behaviour over the years before the Southport attack.

Alphonse Rudakubana told a public inquiry he was "frightened" of his son, who once poured a bottle of oil over him and said: "Trust me, I will kill you."

He said Axel's behaviour deteriorated in a "short period of time" until he was expelled from the Range High School in Formby, Merseyside, in October 2019 after admitting to carrying knives.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/im-desperately-sorry-axel-rudakubanas-father-accepts-share-of-the-responsibility-after-southport-attack-13464330

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Post from Sky News on November 05, 2025

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