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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Flora Thompson

Southport killer’s sentence to be reviewed amid calls for law changes

Axel Rudakubana (centre) covering his face at an earlier court appearance (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Southport killer’s record-high 52-year sentence will be reviewed amid criticism it was not long enough after mounting calls for law changes to see child criminals like him die in jail.

Axel Rudakubana was handed one of the highest minimum custody terms on record after carrying out the sadistic attack at a Taylor Swift-themed class in July last year at the age of 17.

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