SHOCKING photos show the cache of horror weapons found at the home of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana.
The warped teenager, 18, bought knives from Amazon and purchased equipment to make deadly ricin before launching his horror attack.
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Merseyside PoliceA horrifying machete and sheaf was found during a search of his home[/caption]
Merseyside PoliceA number of arrows were found during the search[/caption]
He stabbed to death three little girls and injured 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 last year.
Rudakubana was arrested minutes later, before police made horrifying discoveries during a subsequent search of his home three miles away.
He had amassed a collection of weapons including knives, machetes and arrows – having later admitted carrying a blade more than ten times.
The terrifying knives are understood to have been purchased when he was 17 – a fortnight before the attack.
Rudakubana also made two attempts to purchase a £1.70, 20cm-long kitchen knife in the month before his atrocity, having used security software to hide his identity.
Also found was a Tupperware box, pestle, mortar, conical flask and a pair of goggles.
It comes after The Sun revealed Rudakubana bought equipment to make the poison ricin on Amazon in 2022.
Other photos from the search of the property reveal a living room strewn with cardboard boxes, plastic bags and other rubbish and a messy bunk bed filled with Amazon packages in Rudakubana’s room.
Wearing a green hoodie and a blue surgical face mask, the warped killer can also be seen in the back seat of a taxi as he journeyed to carry out the attack.
The photo can be revealed for the first time after the triple murderer was today sentenced to a whole life order at the Old Bailey.
He admitted the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at the same court on Monday.
The shocking photos come after The Sun revealed how Rudakubana was able to buy knives on Amazon in seconds despite a history of violence.
He exploited limited checks and had blades sent to his home without having to provide an ID.
It came despite the teen having admitted carrying a blade more than 10 times and a conviction for a violent offence against a child at school.
He was also referred to the anti-terror programme three times due to concerns over his fixation with violence.
Despite the fears, Rudakubana was still able to easily purchase weapons online and carry out the attack.
Timeline of horror – how the attack unfolded
– 2002: Rudakubana’s father Alphonse moves to the UK from Rwanda, according to an interview he gave to his local newspaper in Southport in 2015.
– August 7 2006: Rudakubana is born in Cardiff, Wales.
– 2013: The family – including Rudakubana’s father, mother and older brother – move from Wales to Banks in Lancashire, a few miles from Southport.
– July 29 2024: Shortly before midday, a knifeman enters a dance class at The Hart Space in Hart Street in Southport.
Bebe, Elsie and Alice are fatally wounded. Eight other children are injured, as are instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes. Police say they have detained a male and seized a knife.
Within hours, claims spread online that the suspect is an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat in 2023. Some claims include an alleged identity.
– July 30 2024: In the evening, a peaceful vigil is held outside Southport’s Atkinson arts venue, where flowers are laid in memory of those who died. Shortly after the vigil, a separate protest begins outside the town’s mosque in St Luke’s Road.
People throw items towards the mosque, property is damaged and police vehicles are set on fire.
– July 31 2024: Demonstrators gather in Whitehall, London, for an “Enough Is Enough” protest. Flares and cans are thrown at police and more than 100 people are arrested. Disorder also breaks out in Hartlepool, County Durham, and Aldershot, Hampshire.
– August 1 2024: Police announce that Rudakubana has been charged with the murders of Bebe, Elsie Dot and Alice, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article. He is not named by police because of his age.
He appears in court in Liverpool and Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Andrew Menary KC rules he can be named, as he is due to turn 18 in a week.
He initially smiled on entering the courtroom – then kept his face covered by his sweatshirt for the remainder of the proceedings before the case was adjourned.
Later that evening, demonstrators gather outside a hotel in Newton Heath, Manchester.
– August 2 2024: Three police officers are taken to hospital after disorder in Sunderland.
– August 3 2024: There are scenes of violence during planned protests across the UK, including in Liverpool, Hull, Nottingham and Belfast.
– August 4 2024: Disorder continues, including outside a Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where masked demonstrators launch lengths of wood and sprayed fire extinguishers at police officers.
– August 5 2024: The Government holds an emergency Cobra meeting in the wake of the disorder and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vows to “ramp up criminal justice”. That evening, a peaceful vigil is held in Southport, a week on from the killings. Police deal with disorder in Plymouth, Devon and Darlington, County Durham.
– August 7 2024: Prison sentences for those involved in the unrest begin to be handed out. Derek Drummond, 58, is the first person to be jailed for violent disorder at Liverpool Crown Court, where he is sentenced to three years.
More than 100 protests are planned for across the country, with counter-demonstrations taking place, but the majority of police forces report very little trouble.
– October 29 2024: Merseyside Police announces Rudakubana will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink the next day charged with production of a biological toxin, Ricin, and possession of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing to commit an act of terrorism.
– October 30 2024: Rudakubana appears at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from HMP Belmarsh to face the two new charges. He holds his sweater over the bottom half of his face and does not respond when asked to confirm his name.
– November 13 2024: Rudakubana appears at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink. He covers his face with his grey sweatshirt and does not speak throughout the hearing. About 20 family members of victims sit in the public gallery. The case is adjourned until December 12, when a preparatory hearing will take place.
– January 20 2025: Rudakubana appears at Liverpool Crown Court for the first day of his trial where he pleads guilty to all 16 charges, including the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven
He travelled in a taxi to Hart Street in Southport and arrived just before 11.45am.
The killer travelled in silence and when he arrived left the vehicle without paying.
He then ignored the driver’s demands for payment and, when approached by a nearby shop worker, he brazenly asked: “What are you going to do about it?”
Rudakubana, armed with a black-handled Cerbera kitchen knife, then walked into the Taylor Swift-themed event filled with children.
Seconds later, the sound of children screaming could be heard as he launched into a senseless rampage.
He also stabbed businessman Jonathan Hayes, who rushed from his office next door and bravely tried to intervene.
Dance teacher Leanne Lucas was stabbed in the arms, neck and back as she used her body to heroically shield some of the kids.
Rudakubana stabbed two adults and 11 children – Elsie Dot, Bebe and Alice all suffering fatal injuries.
Following his conviction, details about the killer’s background have been made public.
The monster was first referred to Prevent in 2019 when he was aged just 13 after showing a morbid fascination with a school massacre.
A timeline of the horror
Merseyside PoliceA huge knife and sheaf found within a black bag[/caption]
Merseyside PoliceA Tupperware box found at the property[/caption]
But Rudakubana, who also researched the 2017 terror attacks in London, was found three times not to pose a terrorism risk.
He had been due to stand trial on Monday after denying murder, but dramatically pleaded guilty to all 16 charges against him in a surprise development even the judge was not aware of.
This included admitting two terror offences – but cops are still not treating the attack as terror-related despite the previous concerns over his behaviour.
He also pleaded guilty to one charge of the “production of a biological toxin, namely ricin, contrary to Section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974”.
Meanwhile, the Government is now introducing a two-step verification for all knife web purchases.
Companies will be required by law to forbid sale without a digital scan of a passport or driving licence as well as a live selfie video to verify the buyer is the ID holder.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told MPs: “For a 17-year-old to be able to get the knife he used online from Amazon, that is frankly shocking.”
She also warned tech firms to clean up extreme content, including “some of the dangerous material this terrible offender accessed”.
Timeline of events related to the Southport stabbings
AXEL Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, and 10 counts of attempted murder.
Here is a timeline of events relating to the case:
2002: Rudakubana’s father Alphonse moves to the UK from Rwanda, according to an interview he gave to his local newspaper in Southport in 2015.
August 7, 2006: Rudakubana is born in Cardiff, Wales.
2013: The family – including Rudakubana’s father, mother and older brother – move from Wales to Banks in Lancashire, a few miles from Southport.
July 29, 2024: Shortly before midday, a knifeman enters a dance class at The Hart Space in Hart Street in Southport.
Bebe, Elsie and Alice are fatally wounded. Eight other children are injured, as are instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
Police say they have detained a male and seized a knife.
Within hours, claims spread online that the suspect is an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat in 2023.
Some claims include an alleged identity.
July 30, 2024: In the evening, a peaceful vigil is held outside Southport’s Atkinson arts venue, where flowers are laid in memory of those who died.
Shortly after the vigil, a separate protest begins outside the town’s mosque in St Luke’s Road.
People throw items towards the mosque, property is damaged and police vehicles are set on fire.
July 31, 2024: Demonstrators gather in Whitehall, London, for an “Enough Is Enough” protest.
Flares and cans are thrown at police and more than 100 people are arrested.
Disorder also breaks out in Hartlepool, County Durham, and Aldershot, Hampshire.
August 1, 2024: Police announce that Rudakubana has been charged with the murders of Bebe, Elsie Dot and Alice, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.
He is not named by police because of his age.
He appears in court in Liverpool and Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Andrew Menary KC rules he can be named, as he is due to turn 18 in a week.
He initially smiled on entering the courtroom – then kept his face covered by his sweatshirt for the remainder of the proceedings before the case was adjourned.
Later that evening, demonstrators gather outside a hotel in Newton Heath, Manchester.
August 2, 2024: Three police officers are taken to hospital after disorder in Sunderland.
August 3, 2024: There are scenes of violence during planned protests across the UK, including in Liverpool, Hull, Nottingham and Belfast.
August 4, 2024: Disorder continues, including outside a Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where masked demonstrators launch lengths of wood and sprayed fire extinguishers at police officers.
August 5, 2024: The Government holds an emergency Cobra meeting in the wake of the disorder and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vows to “ramp up criminal justice”.
That evening, a peaceful vigil is held in Southport, a week on from the killings. Police deal with disorder in Plymouth, Devon and Darlington, County Durham.
August 7, 2024: Prison sentences for those involved in the unrest begin to be handed out. Derek Drummond, 58, is the first person to be jailed for violent disorder at Liverpool Crown Court, where he is sentenced to three years.
More than 100 protests are planned for across the country, with counter-demonstrations taking place, but the majority of police forces report very little trouble.
October 29, 2024: Merseyside Police announces Rudakubana will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink the next day charged with production of a biological toxin, Ricin, and possession of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing to commit an act of terrorism.
October 30, 2024: Rudakubana appears at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from HMP Belmarsh to face the two new charges.
He holds his sweater over the bottom half of his face and does not respond when asked to confirm his name.
November 13, 2024: Rudakubana appears at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink. He covers his face with his grey sweatshirt and does not speak throughout the hearing.
About 20 family members of victims sit in the public gallery. The case is adjourned until December 12, when a preparatory hearing will take place.
January 20, 2025: Rudakubana appears at Liverpool Crown Court for the first day of his trial where he pleads guilty to all 16 charges, including the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.
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