Axel Rudakubana was autistic and rarely left his home (Picture: Getty)
The 17-year-old accused of murdering three young girls at a dance class in Southport has been described as a ‘quiet choirboy’ who ‘never went outside’.
Axel Rudakubana, who will turn 18 on Wednesday (August 7), smiled at reporters and rocked back and forth in the dock as he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday.
The teenager, who refused to speak during the hearing, had been diagnosed with autism and was ‘unwilling to leave the house’ or talk to his family ‘for a period of time’, the court heard.
Neighbours told the Mirror how the defendant, accused of three counts of murder and eight counts of attempted murder, could often be heard singing inside his family home in Banks, Lancashire.
But he never once spoke to neighbours or ventured outside of his family home.
Police are seeking to identify eight people accused of hurling bricks and shouting racial abuse at officers during a violent protest in Aldershot which emerged in the aftermath of the killings.
A series of riots erupted across the country in the wake of the Southport attacks, with police fearing more unrest this weekend.