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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls

Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King, and Alice da Silva Aguiar
From left: Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King, and Alice da Silva Aguiar. Photograph: Merseyside police

The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the “ferocious” and “sadistic” knife rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

The 18-year-old refused to appear in the dock as the judge said he would probably “never be released and he will be in custody for all his life” for the “savage” murder of three young girls and attempted murder of eight others, as well as two adults who tried to save them.

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