As Southport Killer Is Sentenced, Court Hears of Acts of Heroism During Brutal Attack
Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.
UK court hears horrific details of Southport girls' murders as killer removed from dock
A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was obsessed with violence and genocide, prosecutors said on Thursday after the killer was removed for repeatedly interrupting his sentencing.
UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for 'harrowing' Southport girls' murders
A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain's history.
Southport terrorist jailed for at least 52 years & ‘will likely NEVER be released’ for killing three girls in massacre
SOUTHPORT terrorist Axel Rudakubana has been jailed at least 52 YEARS after he murdered three girls then chillingly told police “I’m glad they’re dead”. The 18-year-old
I’m as tough as they come but I held back tears over Southport details – no parent should have to endure those horrors
HE took our daughter, her life, her future, and everything she could have been. “There is no greater loss and no greater pain. His actions have left us with a lifetime of grief and it is only
How misinformation about the Southport murders sparked violent race riots across the country
Axel Rudakubana, then 17, unleashed an attack on 30 July during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class – in the chaotic hours following the incident, misinformation began spreading online
Southport killer’s sentence to be reviewed amid calls for law changes
Southport’s Labour MP Patrick Hurley said the sentence was “not severe enough” and he had asked the Attorney General to review the sentence as “unduly lenient”, adding: “We need a sentence that represents the severity of this crime that has terrorised the victims and their families.”
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’
Southport killer said he wanted to stab someone – but police didn’t arrest him
The Southport attacker was not arrested by police two years before he carried out the killings despite him saying “he wanted to poison people and stab someone...
How red flags over Southport killer were repeatedly missed
The home secretary said the "cumulative significance" of Rudakubana's three repeat referrals was "not properly considered" by Prevent, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it was "clearly wrong" he was not deemed to meet the programme's threshold for intervention.
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana treated in hospital before sentencing
The 18-year-old is being sentenced today for murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance class last July.
Southport killer rang Childline and asked 'What should I do if I want to kill somebody?'
In her opening of the case, Ms Heer told the court: "On October 4, 2019, he contacted Childline and asked, 'What should I do if I want to kill somebody?'. In the days that followed, he explained that he hated someone at school who bullied him.