Southport killer ordered to leave dock twice amid illness claims

Southport slayer Axel Rudakubana was doubly ordered to permission the dock arsenic helium repeatedly interrupted his sentencing proceeding by claiming to beryllium ill, having not eaten for 10 days.

The 18-year-old’s disruptions meant helium was not successful tribunal arsenic the justice handed him 1 of the longest minimum presumption connected record.

In his sentencing remarks, Mr Justice Goose said: “During the sentencing hearing, Axel Rudakubana was determined to disrupt the proceedings truthful helium would not person to look the victims of his crimes and look justice.”

There was a hold to the commencement of the proceedings astatine Liverpool Crown Court connected Thursday greeting arsenic it was confirmed helium needed aesculapian attraction overnight but would look successful the courtroom.

When the teen yet entered the dock, wearing a grey tracksuit and surgical mask, helium instantly sat and enactment his caput down connected his knees.

He did not respond astatine each erstwhile asked to corroborate his name.

But arsenic the authoritative began outlining his crimes, the 18-year-old turned to a dock serviceman and said: “I’m not fine, I consciousness ill.”

He shouted repeatedly: “I request to talk to a paramedic, I consciousness ill.”

He added: “You’re not giving maine immoderate enactment judge, I consciousness ill.”

The barrister representing him, Stanley Reiz KC, said: “He has not eaten for a fig of days. He has drunk precise small implicit that play of time.

“There was interest astir his quality to beryllium successful a high-pressure situation.”

Mr Justice Goose said helium had been reassured Rudakubana was acceptable to be and the tribunal would proceed until 1pm erstwhile determination would beryllium a break.

But Rudakubana shouted: “I can’t stay quiet. I haven’t eaten for 10 days. I consciousness ill. I’m not going to stay quiet.”

When the justice tried to transportation connected with the case, Rudakubana shouted: “Don’t continue.”

He was past told to permission the dock.

Mr Justice Goose said helium would beryllium brought backmost successful to beryllium sentenced aboriginal successful the day.

One household subordinate shouted “coward” arsenic Rudakubana near the dock and different relatives shook their heads.

Rudakubana had been shouting: “It’s not my fault, I consciousness ill.”

Moments aboriginal an serviceman entered the dock and said: “Medical unit person seen Rudakubana. They are blessed with his authorities of fittingness but would similar a 2nd sentiment from a doctor.”

Mr Justice Goose said: “That tin proceed whilst we proceed with proceedings.”

As the tribunal resumed pursuing a interruption successful the afternoon, Rudakubana appeared successful the dock again but, aft sitting softly for a abbreviated play with his caput lowered, helium shouted: “Judge!

“I consciousness truly ill, I request to beryllium seen by a paramedic.”

When determination was nary response, Rudakubana shouted: “Judge! Judge! Judge! I request to beryllium seen by a paramedic.”

Mr Justice Goose asked dock officers to region Rudakubana.

He said: “He has been seen by 2 teams of paramedics, some of whom agreed helium is fit.”

It meant the teen was not successful tribunal to perceive the justice condemnation him to beingness with a minimum word of 52 years.

Mr Reiz KC, defending, said Rudakubana’s behaviour successful tribunal indicated his deficiency of maturity.

But Mr Justice Goose said: “I deliberation that’s much a substance of wanting to power things.”

Patrick Hurley, Labour MP for Southport, told BBC Radio 4’s World At One programme that the quality coming retired of the tribunal was “absolutely appalling” and Rudakubana had shown “utter disrespect to the families” of victims due to the fact that of his behaviour during the hearing.