A taxi driver who took the Southport attacker to the scene of the deadly stabbing has told a public inquiry he deeply regrets not calling police sooner. Gary Poland, who drove Axel Rudakubana to the Hart Space studio where three young girls were killed, waited 50 minutes before calling emergency services even though he heard screams and saw children running from the building.
The inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall heard shocking details about what happened on July 29, 2024, when Rudakubana killed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Eight other children and two adults were also hurt in the attack that lasted just 29 seconds after the attacker walked into the building.
