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Southport killer's parents 'took delivery of machetes and knives and tried to hide them from him'

The parents of the Southport killer took delivery of a number of machetes and knives, which they tried to hide from him, the inquiry into the stabbings has been told.

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Stancombe, seven, were murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed class on 29 July last year by Axel Rudakubana, who was jailed for a minimum of 52 years. He seriously injured eight more girls and two adults who had tried to stop him.

Nicholas Moss KC, counsel to the inquiry into the killings, said the purchase of weapons by Rudakubana - referred to by the inquiry throughout as AR - is "important because it will highlight vulnerabilities in the law against the purchase of knives, crossbows and machetes". Read more:The missed chances to stop RudakubanaGrandfather who tackled killer Killer 'used dad's details to order knife' On the purchase of weapons, Mr Moss said it is "also important because it is one significant factor in the questions which we need to explore with his family, particularly his parents.

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