Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar were stabbed to death during a Taylor Swift-themed dance party last summer

Sentencing of Axel Rudakubana, who was known to authorities and had a growing interest in extreme violence, under way at Liverpool Crown Court

The 18-year-old is being sentenced today for murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance class last July.

Axel Rudakubana will be sentenced for the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar today. The 18-year-old admitting murdering the three little girls earlier this week, on the day he was due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

Axel Rudakubana stabbed Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice de Silva Aguiar to death during a Taylor Swift-themed dance party

Axel Rudakubana's murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7 in Southport last summer. Today, he has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial

The Cardiff-born killer will find out how long he will spend behind bars for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana arrives at court for murder sentencing

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana gloated he was ‘glad they’re dead’ after murdering three children - The court heard Axel Rudakubana, 18, talked about the attack while in police custody