The Latest Breaking News from Axel Rudakubana

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On 29 July 2024, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana left his family home in Banks, Lancashire and using a fake name ordered a taxi to Southport.

One story dominates the front pages of Friday’s newspapers.

Rudakubana, 18, was not in court as his victim’s spoke of their anguish after he started shouting from the dock

A priest who led Southport victim Alice da Silva Aguiar's funeral after she was murdered by Axel Rudakubana fought back tears as he paid tribute to the nine-year-old after her killer was sentenced.

One MP for Nigel Farage’s party, Lee Anderson, posted a picture of a noose on his X account, adding: ‘No apologies here. This is what is required!’, while prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said Rudakubana would ‘likely never be released’

The family of Elsie Dot Stancombe described the ‘compassion and sincerity’ they have received since the July 29 attack.

Investigating the Southport murders committed by Axel Rudakubana was the "most harrowing" large-scale investigation ever dealt with by Merseyside Police, the Senior Investigating Officer of the investigation concluded after the 18-year-old was sentenced on Thursday, 23 January.

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Axel Rudakubana was not present in the courtroom as he received one of the highest minimum terms on record.