After being expelled, Mr Rudakubana attended Acorns School, which caters for children with special needs in Lancashire, and Presfield High School and Specialist College. But it has struggled to integrate, the conservation agency said, and the situation worsened after the pandemic began in 2020 and schools were closed. Despite efforts by professionals to connect with him, he “continued to experience problems with his emotional and behavioral well-being, social interaction and education” and his attendance was limited.
“Savage and senselessness”
According to a local police official, on July 22, Mr. Rudakubana ordered a taxi to take him to Range High School. But his father ran outside and begged the driver not to take him and finally returned home to Mr. Rudakubana. CCTV footage showed him wearing the same hooded sweatshirt and mask he would wear during the Southport attack a week later. No additional information was given about the incident.
On the morning of the attack, the two teachers set up a room at Hart Space, a yoga and community studio in Southport. They set up a bracelet-making station and a yoga area, and had a playlist of Taylor Swift songs ready for the 26 young people who arrived around 10 a.m. The class was announced on Instagram and sold out quickly.
As the class was about to end, Mr. Rudakubana drove into the building in a taxi around noon, where he stabbed 6-year-old Bebe King, 7-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and 9-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar to death. Eight other people were injured, including Leanne Lucas, an organizer of the Children's Safeguarding event, and businessman John Hayes. was working nearby and tried to fight back against Mr. Rudakuban.