Overview

• Gary Poland told the hearing he panicked after hearing what he thought were gunshots and drove away as children fled, saying he now regrets not helping.
• He had collected Axel Rudakubana from Banks under the false name “Simon” and dropped him at Hart Street, describing the passenger as masked with a green hoodie who left the cab without paying.
• Poland called a friend, then accidentally accepted another fare, went home and only then phoned 999 about 50 minutes after the screams.
• Dashcam and transcript evidence was aired, including Poland’s call saying “he just f****** shot everyone” and his claim he would have “disarmed” a knife if he had known about it.
• Counsel stated the delayed 999 call did not alter police and ambulance response times because an emergency call from inside the studio had already been made.