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.

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 used a knife that he bought from Amazon when he was still 17 to kill three girls at a dance class in July 2024.

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, will stand trial charged with the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to over 50 years in prison for killing three young girls and wounding 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England last summer. Police’s raid at his house has revealed his ‘longstanding obsession with violence,

Here is a timeline of what was known when about Southport killer Axel Rudakubana: Axel Rudakubana becomes known to a range of local agencies due to anxiety, social isolation and challenging behaviour. In October he takes a knife to school, and in December attacks another child with a hockey stick.

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

Court artist sketch of Southport stabbings suspect Axel Rudakubana on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) A former chairman of the Conservative Party has ...

Elizabeth Cook/PA Rudakubana was stopped from travelling to his former school by his father the week before he carried out the Southport attack. On 22 July, Rudakubana booked a taxi from his home ...

The Southport attack could not be blamed on ... in Liverpool Crown Court on the first day of his trial Credit: Elizabeth Cook/PA On what was supposed to be the first day of his trial at Liverpool ...

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.

Elizabeth Cook shows Axel Rudakubana ... on July 29 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class for children in the northern English town of Southport. Rudakubana was also charged with production of a biological toxin. The killings triggered a week ...