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.
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
Stricter age checks on sales of knives online announced after Southport attack
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.
Teenager accused of Southport knife attack to go on trial
Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, will stand trial charged with the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July.
Knives, Al-Qaeda manual, poison ricin: How Southport child killer was ‘obsessed’ with violence
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,
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Southport killer: what was known when?
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.
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
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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 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 ... he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) He had been due to stand trial ...
Southport attacks: Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years for 'evil' knife massacre at children's dance class
Rudakubana cowardly refused to come into the dock at Liverpool Crown Court when he was being sentenced by the judge
Judge orders killer from dock as horror of ‘sadistic’ Southport murders outlined
A High Court judge twice ordered child-killer Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock as the full horror of the “sadistic” murders of three children in Southport were outlined.
Axel Rudakubana: How a violence-obsessed teen unleashed horror at Southport children’s dance class
The frenzied attack was described as like a scene from a disaster film when he targeted the girls while a teacher and a grandfather nearby bravely tried to defend the class