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.

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 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 ...

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack in July last year.

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 ...

Pic: Elizabeth Cook/PA Rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing ... He was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents before moving near Southport in 2013. Mr Justice Goose said Rudakubana will be sentenced ...

open image in gallery Court artist sketch of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana, 18, appearing via video link during a preparatory hearing at Liverpool Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire ...

Axel Rudakubana appearing by videolink from Belmarsh prison (Elizabeth Cook/PA) His mother ... printed in local newspaper the Southport Visiter in 2015 said he was originally from Rwanda, a ...

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Axel Rudakubana ... post saying he wants the families to know that "our thoughts are with them and everyone in Southport affected by this barbaric crime." "The ...

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.

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