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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Axel Rudakubana likely to spend life in prison after being sentenced to 52 years for Southport murders

A disturbed teenager who murdered three girls in a mass stabbing at a children’s dance class in Southport, and later gloated “I’m glad they’re dead”, is unlikely to be released from prison.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to life on Thursday with a minimum of 52 years for carrying out the horrific attack which was described as a “pre-meditated attempt to commit indiscriminate mass murder”.

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