Families of two of the girls who were murdered by Axel Rudakubana and the other victims of his knife attack in Southport have told Liverpool Crown Court about the horrific impact it has had on their lives. Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum term of 52 years for the three murders and 10 attempted murders in July 2024.
THE heartbroken parents of the young girls murdered in Southport have slammed the fifteen “shocking” missed chances to prevent the tragedy. The parents of Bebe King, six, Eslie Dot
Merseyside has been issued with both a yellow and amber weather warning for the next 24 hours as Storm Éowyn hits
Axel Rudakubana will be at least 70 before he can be considered for release for the horrific attack at a Taylor Swift dance class - there are questions why the killings weren't deemed terror attacks
Rudakubana, 18, was not in court as his victim’s spoke of their anguish after he started shouting from the dock
Downing Street has responded to calls for the death penalty to be brought back after the sentencing of the Southport attacker.
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.
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
A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.
The chief of the Metropolitan Police has said that the Southport attack, which left three little girls dead, was not an act of terrorism.
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