Fact check: Southport trial scheduled by judge long before US election result
A former chairman of the Conservative Party has claimed that the beginning of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s trial was scheduled on the same day as Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration as “a calculated and cynical move by the Labour Government to ‘bury bad news’ behind international headlines”.
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,
Southport child killer’s 52-year sentence sparks calls for law change
Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack in July last year.
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.
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.
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
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 attacker Axel Rudakubana showed violent behaviour in school
He was excluded from his secondary school for an incident involving a hockey stick, the PA news agency understands.
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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
Starmer knew about Southport attacker’s terror links – but denies cover-up
Nigel Farage accuses Prime Minister of hiding behind contempt of court argument, saying country needed to know truth about Axel Rudakubana
Southport stabbings were 'savage and senseless' as mugshot of attacker Axel Rudakubana released
The prosecution said the fatal stabbings were part of a "meticulously planned rampage" from a "young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence".
Southport attacks: Axel Rudakubana jailed for life for 'evil' knife massacre at children's dance class
Axel Rudakubana was ejected from the sentencing hearing at Liverpool Crown Court when he screamed from the dock about being ‘ill’