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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andy Gregory and Rosie Shead

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence not unduly lenient, attorney general says

Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum term of 52 years - (Merseyside Police/PA)

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence was not unduly lenient and will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the attorney general has said.

Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January, after murdering three young girls and attempting to murder 10 others in a knife rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last July, when he was aged 17.

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