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Axel Rudakubana: 'Evil' Southport killer jailed for minimum 52 years (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 6 days ago by blackn1ght to c/unitedkingdom

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[–] Emperor 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Stan Reiz KC, mitigating, told the court Rudakubana had appeared to have been a "normal child" until he reached 13.

Mr Reiz said: "There is no psychiatric evidence before the court that could suggest that a mental disorder contributed to the defendant's actions.

"However, he did make a transition from a normal, well-disciplined child to someone who was capable of committing acts of such shocking and senseless violence."

The description of what happened is horrifying and I'd just like to know what happened to him that turned him into someone capable of that.

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 2 points 6 days ago

More important than that is the catalogue of failings in social services, PREVENT, police and ultimately, the family.