A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain's history.
UK's Southport faced severe unrest after a horrific stabbing by Axel Rudakubana, killing three children and injuring eight. Misinformation and anti-immigrant sentiment spurred nationwide violence, leading to over 450 convictions.
Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.
SOUTHPORT terrorist Axel Rudakubana has been jailed at least 52 YEARS after he murdered three girls then chillingly told police “I’m glad they’re dead”. The 18-year-old
Axel Rudakubana, then 17, unleashed an attack on 30 July during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class – in the chaotic hours following the incident, misinformation began spreading online
Axel Rudakubana was ejected from the sentencing hearing at Liverpool Crown Court when he screamed from the dock about being ‘ill’
The 18-year-old is being sentenced today for murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance class last July.
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has joined an infamous group of cowardly criminals too scared to face the courtroom during their sentencing.
A YouGov survey says the vast majority squarely blame Axel Rudakubana, but some 70 per cent also blame counter terrorism services
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to "leave no stone unturned" to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws.
After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.
The home secretary said the "cumulative significance" of Rudakubana's three repeat referrals was "not properly considered" by Prevent, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it was "clearly wrong" he was not deemed to meet the programme's threshold for intervention.