"The father of the Southport attacker did not open the delivery of a machete, ordered by his son, despite knowing it was a knife because he was scared. The inquiry heard that, in June 2023, a machete was delivered to the family home and that Alphonse Rudakubana knew the package contained the weapon because it was heavy and in the shape of a knife."
"But when Nicholas Moss KC, counsel to the inquiry, asked why he didn't open it, the father said It wasn't my property, adding he was scared of it. He asked: So why, having intercepted the package, seeing that it was a knife or a bladed item, AR has specifically asked for it, he hasn't reacted violently to it, why didn't you open to check what on Earth it was that your son was actually buying? Mr Rudakubana responded: I knew it was a knife already, I didn't want to see it and had I opened it it would have been good because it would have led me to call the police because he would have done something bad."
In June 2023 a machete ordered by his son was delivered to a family home in Southport. Alphonse Rudakubana recognized the package as containing a knife because it was heavy and shaped like one, and he intercepted the parcel but did not open it. When asked why he did not open the package he said 'It wasn't my property' and that he was scared. He also said he already knew it was a knife and did not want to see it, believing that opening it would have led him to call police because his son might have done something bad. The inquiry continues.
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