'This will be a deeply traumatic and distressing time for the families of Alice, Bebe and Elsie,' the Home Secretary said
'This will be a deeply traumatic and distressing time for the families of Alice, Bebe and Elsie,' the Home Secretary said
The defendant, who was 17 at the time of the attack, admitted their murders as well as the attempted murder of eight other children, who cannot be named for legal reasons, class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes. Mr Justice Goose said he extended his apologies to the families that “for that reason they weren’t here to hear him enter his pleas”.Rudakubana, who was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, showed violent behaviour while in high school, it is understood.
The teenager, who is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, is believed to have left Range High School in Formby in around 2019, before moving to a specialist school. Police escort a prison van transporting Axel Rudakubana as he arrives at Liverpool Crown Court The court was told he had no obvious evidence of mental health disorder which required diversion to hospital.
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