Southport killer’s father tells inquiry son ‘turned out to be a monster’

Alphonse Rudakubana says he lacked courage to tell police about son's weapons and he could have done far more'

The father of the Southport killer has said his son turned out to be a monster" as he tearfully expressed regret for failing to tell police about the teenager's weapons or his attempted attack on his former school, days before he murdered three young girls.

Alphonse Rudakubana broke down in tears on the second day of his evidence to the Southport inquiry, saying he was desperately sorry" to the parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine.