The taxi driver who took Axel Rudakubana to the scene of the Southport attack did not call emergency services until 50 minutes after hearing screams at the Hart Space, having picked up another fare first.
Driver Gary Poland, who picked up Mr Rudakubana from his home in Banks, Lancashire, said he “regretted” not stopping to help the children who he saw fleeing from the building.
He said he threatened to call the police on Mr Rudakubana after he refused to pay for his ride. When Mr Rudakubana went inside the building, Mr Poland assumed he was going to get money.
Mr Poland said: “I consider that I should have called police earlier. In hindsight, I wish I had done and it’s something that I do think about every day, what I should have done and how this is my fault because I drove him there.
“I should have checked on the welfare of the children and helped.”
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