🔗 Share this article Seaside town killer's sibling feared he would commit murder, hearing told The assailant fatally attacked three kids at a music-themed dance class on that summer day The sibling of the Southport attacker revealed his mother and father "could not manage" of their son and he was concerned his younger sibling would kill a person of their household, a public inquiry has been told. Axel Rudakubana, aged 17 at the time, fatally attacked three kids at a Taylor Swift-themed lesson on that date. The official investigation, conducted at the venue, heard the family member he told a close contact there was a risk of his sibling "doing something potentially fatal." The investigation was told Dion told his contact over the Discord messaging app: "Arguments are frightening because of the threat of loss of life." Dion said his brother reminded him of the sociopathic murderer in the film the thriller. The inquiry has heard Dion Rudakubana final conversation to his brother in the prior year when the attacker hurled a container at him Growing Tensions The hearing learned the brother was diagnosed with a medical condition at the twelve years old which caused him using a wheelchair and his mother and father providing increased care. In response to the lawyer, attorney, if that affected their bond he stated: "Strain developed that resulted." He agreed his brother appeared to resent this shift. He told the investigation that after the household left the Welsh capital to their new location his sibling's temperament declined and he would have "violent outbursts." The hearing learned the brother became "progressively concerned" of his brother, who would physically assault him frequently. He said: "I needed to be careful if I tried to communicate to him because each conflict could become an argument." 'Genuine concerns' Dion testified his relative became significantly more violent after he was dismissed from Range High School in Formby, Merseyside, in autumn 2019. Dion left for university in 2022 and the brothers had diminishing contact "because he was not familiar with having me around." Proceedings was told about a message Dion messaged a acquaintance on the platform in which he said his sibling was annoyed by him speaking late at night because of the thin walls in their residence. He additionally informed his contact there was a risk of "him doing something that could kill." He wrote: "Confrontations are scary because of the threat of a fatality." The counsel asked: "You had serious fears that your brother would kill a person of your relatives?" Dion answered: "If things escalated to that extent." Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar were killed in the 29 July 2024 attack Mr Boyle inquired how his parents dealt with the relative's physical conduct. "It didn't make sense to attempt to discipline him," he said. "Moreover, there was a serious threat in proceeding that way. "We said there was a widespread threat to life in casual discussion, if you try to confront him... it would not end well." When questioned if his family had been unable to handle of his sibling, the brother agreed. Inquired concerning his brother reminding him of a character from the movie No Country for Old Men, Dion said: "I heard that figure's meant to be a sociopath and that's why I used the word there." He said the final contact he had with his brother was in the 2023 summer. He confirmed that their mother and father asked the killer to say goodbye to him as he was going to meet his associates and his brother hurled an object at him but the entryway shut before it struck. The inquiry continues.