‘Fly high three beautiful butterflies’ – how Southport FC helped a town in mourning
Pink bows are still attached to the lampposts in Hart Street where Rudakubana went on his murderous rampage. A pink and white tribute, created by a local knitting group, sits on top of the postbox, making angels of the three girls who died.
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Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana to have sentence reviewed amid concerns it is 'unduly lenient'
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s 52-year prison sentence is set to be reviewed amid concerns it is “unduly lenient.”
How Southport’s community came together in wake of dance class triple murder
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died following the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed class.
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Southport murders latest: Anger outside Liverpool court - as MP takes action over Axel Rudakubana's 'unduly lenient' sentence
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana has been ... Niall Paterson is joined by north of England correspondent Katerina Vittozzi at Liverpool Crown Court to recount what we heard.
Sky News chaos as Southport report interrupted by furious protesters live on air
A protester interrupted a Sky News report this afternoon, outside Liverpool Crown Court. The news channel was reporting on the sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana when a man with a sign cut in, interrupting presenting from Sarah-Jane Mee.
Southport and Amess murders 'linked by failings'
The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess has said multiple state failures linked his death to the Southport murders, with the killers having "the same kind of profile". Sir David, 69, died after being stabbed 21 times by terrorist Ali Harbi Ali at a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on 15 October 2021.
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Axel Rudakubana RECAP: Southport child killer is jailed for life with minimum term of 52 years
More here on this breaking news as Axel Rudakubana is handed an extraordinary lengthy life sentence at Liverpool Crown Court... Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was today sentenced to life with a ...
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Judge orders killer from dock as horror of ‘sadistic’ Southport murders outlined
Liverpool Crown Court was told the 18-year ... Prosecutors said the injuries suffered by the Southport murder victims were “difficult to explain as anything other than sadistic in nature”.
Southport killer ‘tried to take a taxi to school that expelled him’ week before dance class atrocity
A violence-obsessed teenager who murdered three girls at a dance class in Southport tried to take a taxi to his former school a week before his rampage - but was stopped by his father. Axel Rudakubana, 18, was reportedly excluded from secondary school over allegations he was carrying a knife and later returned to attack someone with a hockey stick.
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Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders
Axel Rudakubana was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday. Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced on Thursday (Merseyside Police/PA) Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana is likely to die in ...
In 12 years as a journalist, I’ve never sat through such a harrowing court case – Southport killer was coward to the end
In 12 years as a journalist, I’ve never sat through such a harrowing court hearing. It was impossible not to be moved to tears hearing the horrific injuries suffered by children as young as six
Three historic Merseyside buildings placed on 'at risk' list
Three historic Merseyside buildings have been listed as part of an at risk register, amid calls for them to be brought back to life.