Southport child killer’s 52-year sentence sparks calls for law change
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack in July last year.
Axel Rudakubana Sentencing: Court hears harrowing evidence of Southport attack
The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to all 16 offences he faced on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. | ITV News Granada
Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years
Axel Rudakubana has been handed a 52 year sentence for the murder of three young girls at a dance class in Southport last summer. | ITV News Granada
Fact check: Southport trial scheduled by judge long before US election result
A former chairman of the Conservative Party has claimed that the beginning of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s trial was scheduled on the same day as Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration as “a calculated and cynical move by the Labour Government to ‘bury bad news’ behind international headlines”.
Innocent Southport victims ‘did not know evil’ before day of attack
DCI Jason Pye, who led the investigation, said no training course could have prepared his officers for the horror of what they saw.
Southport killer ordered to leave dock twice amid illness claims
The 18-year-old’s disruptions meant he was not in court as the judge handed him one of the longest minimum terms on record.
Southport child-killer’s violent past outlined in court before sentencing
Judge Mr Justice Goose ordered Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock shortly after the start of the sentencing hearing.
Southport killer sentenced to at least 52 years in prison
Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 52 years in prison on Thursday after admitting to the murder of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
Southport attacks: Axel Rudakubana jailed for life for 'evil' knife massacre at children's dance class
Axel Rudakubana was ejected from the sentencing hearing at Liverpool Crown Court when he screamed from the dock about being ‘ill’
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Southport child-killer detained for at least of 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders
Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana is likely to die in jail after being detained for life with a minimum term of 52 years for the “sadistic” murders of three girls. The 18-year-old was sentenced in his absence at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday after indicating he would be “disruptive” if he was present in the courtroom.
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Axel Rudakubana, 18, jailed for at least 52 years over Southport murders
The Southport killer said 'I’m glad they’re dead' as he was held in a custody suite after killing three girls at a dance class, the court heard
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Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders
Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana is likely to die in jail after being detained for life with a minimum term of 52 years for the “sadistic” murders of three girls. The 18-year-old was sentenced in his absence at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday after indicating he would be “disruptive” if he was present in the courtroom.