A neighbor of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has claimed that the ricin he produced was responsible for the death of her cat.
Caroline McDonald, 50, was devastated when her nine-year-old cat, Jo Jo, died less than 24 hours after police discovered him in a forensics tent. The incident occurred shortly after detectives found ricin, a deadly biological toxin, in Rudakubana’s home during a search in early August. Merseyside Police initially stated that the substance posed “a low risk to the public.”
However, 28 days after the discovery, a plain-clothed officer informed Mrs. McDonald that her cat had been frequenting the forensic tent and might have come into contact with the toxin inside Rudakubana’s house. The following day, Jo Jo was rushed to the vet after he began foaming at the mouth and suffered a seizure. Tragically, he was euthanized soon after.
In addition to the claim regarding her cat, new details have emerged about Rudakubana’s violent past. It has been revealed that he broke into his former school and attempted to attack students with a hockey stick after being expelled for carrying a knife.
At the age of 13, Rudakubana was permanently excluded from Range High School in Formby when he was caught with a blade in the classroom. He was sent to a pupil referral unit in Lancashire, but later returned to his former school armed with a weapon and a “hit list” of students he intended to harm. The attack was thwarted when the headmaster physically tackled Rudakubana to the ground, preventing serious injury. This event occurred years before Rudakubana carried out the Southport attacks and began producing the biological toxin ricin.
On Monday, Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murder of six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, who were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on July 29. He also admitted to producing ricin and possessing an al-Qaeda training manual, which led to terror-related charges.
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