Man who confronted Axel Rudakubana before Southport attack reveals killer’s last moves

Colin says helium has struggled with the anticipation helium could person done thing (Image: Sky News )

A antheral who confronted Axel Rudakubana moments earlier the  Southport attack inactive wonders if helium could person stopped the slayer earlier the teen unleashed “unspeakable” horror.

The Southport attacker- who utilized a 20cm Cerbera room weapon to onslaught 11 children and 2 adults- initially took a incorrect crook and went down the driveway of Colin Parry’s car repair store by mistake connected that atrocious day.

Reliving the horrific events for the archetypal clip since 18-year-old Rudakubana pleaded blameworthy astatine Liverpool Crown Court connected Monday Mr Parry revealed each helium could spot was the killer’s eyes erstwhile the knifeman, wearing a agleam greenish hoodie and Covid look mask, arrived connected Hart Street successful a taxi conscionable earlier 11:45am.

When helium arrived astatine the country helium near the taxi without paying, prompting the operator to travel him demanding payment, which helium ignored.

Colin Parry had a little brushwood with Rudakubana infinitesimal earlier helium unleashed his fearfulness onslaught (Image: Sky News)

Mr Parry, 63, saw what was going on, and told Rudakubana to wage the taxi driver, but helium replied: "What are you going to bash astir it?"

“He’s agitated, shuffling astir due to the fact that the lad realises he’s successful the incorrect place, yeah, and walks out,” helium told The Independent. “Doesn’t tally out. He conscionable walked out, but helium pushed past the taxi.”

His little brushwood with the past 17-year-old slayer is believed to beryllium 1 of the past interactions the violence-obsessed teenager.

He said: “He could person stabbed me, knowing what’s happened now... but helium didn’t due to the fact that helium knew what helium was present for.

“He would person been stopped past due to the fact that we each would person jumped connected him. But if I had known, helium wouldn’t person been going adjacent door. But we couldn’t spot thing connected him.”

Rudakubana murdered 3 young girls successful Southport connected July 29 (Image: Getty)

Moments aboriginal Rudakubana burst wrong the Taylor Swift creation store and soon afterwards the screaming started prompting Mr Parry to contention to the Hart Space and telephone 999.

He recalled: "I said we request everybody, arsenic galore ambulances arsenic we tin get. We request each the paramedics. I said determination are girls dying everywhere, bleeding to death. Plus the feline was inactive successful the gathering and I didn’t cognize however galore girls were successful that building. He could person been sidesplitting them all.”

Colin said helium has struggled with the anticipation helium could person done something, adding: "We each have. It's each ifs and buts and it goes without saying had we seen thing oregon had we known, helium wouldn't person been doing what helium did adjacent door."

Since that fateful time Colin has battled nightmares and flashbacks and has called for Rudakubana to ne'er spot the airy of time again.

Rudakubana volition beryllium sentenced connected Thursday (Image: MERSEYSIDE POLICE/AFP via Getty)

Mr Parry said: “I don’t judge that helium should ever beryllium fto retired whatsoever due to the fact that helium volition bash this again. That’s my opinion. You can’t alteration him.

“If helium gets retired successful 20 years, helium volition beryllium 38. He’s young enough. He would conscionable spell brainsick again I’m sure."

Serial slayer Rudakubana had a weapon transgression consciousness course 3 years earlier his Southport sidesplitting spree.

Lancashire County Council has confirmed Rudakubana archetypal became known to children's societal attraction successful 2019, 5 years earlier murdering Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, connected 29th July 2024.

Rudakubana volition beryllium sentenced connected Thursday, Mr Justice Goose said successful court. He told the teen that it would beryllium inevitable that a beingness condemnation equivalent would beryllium imposed upon him.