Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to serve at least 52 years for a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. The sentence means he cannot apply for parole until he is almost 70, and judge Julian Goose said “it is likely he will never be released.

During the trial of the case, it was revealed that two years before the attack, Rudakubana’s parents had called the police four times in six months asking for help

A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

Axel Rudakubana admitted a total of 16 charges, including the three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possessing a blade.

A teen has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

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 is the latest high-profile killer to avoid facing his victims’ families while being sentenced. The Southport killer was removed from his own sentencing twice for repeatedly shouting, in what the judge said was a bid to avoid facing the victims of his crime.

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

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,

Axel Rudakubana was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years for murdering three young girls in Southport on July 29 last year.

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The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls in frenzied knife rampage in Southport last Summer. He has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 52 years. View on euronews