Leaders of The Community Church in Southport, where Axel Rudakubana's father Alphonse was a "valued part" of the congregation, released a statement addressing previous speculation about him after his son's plea.

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The 18-year-old admitted murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance class in the town on July 29.

Axel Rudakubana stabbed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe to death in Southport, Merseyside, last year after he broke into a dance class

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was prevented from returning to his former school a week before he stabbed three young girls to death in July last year, the BBC understands. Rudakubana's father pleaded with a taxi driver not to take him to Range High School,

A man who confronted Axel Rudakubana moments before the Southport attack still wonders if he could have stopped the killer before the teen unleashed "unspeakable" horror. The Southport attacker- who used a 20cm Cerbera kitchen knife to attack 11 children and two adults- initially took a wrong turn and went down the driveway of Colin Parry's car repair workshop by mistake on that awful day.

The 18-year-old was known for having a fascination with violence and despotic figures including Hitler.