Dion Rudakubana ‘increasingly wary’ of his brotherpublished at 15:53 GMT
15:53 GMT
Jonny Humphries
BBC News
Dion Rudakubana was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disorder at the age of 12 which led to him becoming a wheelchair user, and led to his parents him helping more.
Mr Boyle asked if that changed his relationship with his brother, who the inquiry is referring to as AR.
“There was tension that came about,” he said.
“Up until that age he got more attention than I did because he was younger than me, so there was a change in focus around that time.”
He agreed that AR appeared to resent this change.
Dion Rudakubana confirmed that after the move to Southport, AR’s mood appeared to deteriorate, particularly when he moved from primary school to Range High School in Formby.
He said AR would become “despondent” and have “violent outbursts”.
“You were worried he would try and hit you?” Mr Boyle asked.
“His frustration was a result of his lower mood…but yeah I was concerned because he was bigger…physically larger and it would hurt more.”
Dion Rudakubana agreed that he became “increasingly wary” of his brother, who would hit him regularly.
He said he did not recall AR being violent to his parents before he was expelled from Range High School in 2019.