Southport Killer’s Father Details Family Isolation, Warning About Son’s Danger
Southport, UK – Alphonse Rudakubana, the father of convicted Southport killer Dion Rudakubana, testified today that his family experienced a sense of loneliness after moving to the United Kingdom, and warned his son that his brother was “dangerous.” The testimony came during ongoing proceedings related to the 2024 murder of Southport resident, Ashley Dale.
The revelations offer a new layer of context to the tragic case, highlighting the family dynamics and perceived threats that preceded the fatal shooting. Rudakubana described a consistent sense of risk within the household, primarily focused on his son’s unpredictable behavior, and detailed a specific warning issued to Dion regarding his brother. The case has gripped the nation, raising questions about domestic violence, gang activity, and the challenges faced by families navigating mental health concerns.
Mr. Rudakubana referenced a message Dion sent to a friend on July 27, 2024, via the Discord messaging app, stating: “Your brother is dangerous, he can kill you.” He clarified that while his son’s wording mirrored a warning he himself had received from his father, the original caution didn’t explicitly use the phrase “kill you,” but “indicated there was a threat to life, and I felt that.”
The father repeatedly emphasized that, at the time, he believed the threat was limited to himself, his wife, and Dion, not the general public.”The risk to us was always consistent, and was dominant,” he stated. “So I didn’t jump to conclusions. There were only a very few discrete indications of a risk to the outside world.”
Despite acknowledging his son’s volatility, Mr. rudakubana noted that there had been no reported incidents of violence directed towards anyone outside the family home in the three years leading up to July 2024. During questioning, he confirmed his father’s fear wasn’t of his son directly, but of ”provoking him.”
Dion Rudakubana did not engage in conversation with his brother during a visit home around that time, but ”felt the tension,” according to his own witness statement to police. The statement also described his brother “talking to himself a lot” that weekend, and sounding as if he was “arguing.”
