MP calls for harsher sentence for Southport killer

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  'Bravery' of Southport girls and calls for justice reform

  Reactions to the 52-year jail sentence handed to Southport killer Axel Rudakubana lead the papers.
  
  BBC News - 2h
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  As Axel Rudakubana Is Sentenced, Court Hears of Acts of Heroism During Southport Attack

  Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.
  
  The New York Times - 4h
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  'Evil' Southport killer jailed for a minimum of 52 years

  Axel Rudakubana is handed a life sentence for killing three girls and attacking 10 other people.
  
  BBC News - 7h

• Southport killer sentenced to at least 52 years in prison

  Judge says ‘highly likely’ 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana will ‘never be released’
  
  Financial Times - 9h
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  ‘The act of a coward’: families share pain and anger during Southport sentencing

  Grieving parents and children address court, as Axel Rudakubana removed from dock after interrupting hearing. Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls After the terror, ...
  
  The Guardian - 10h
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  Southport Killer Had ‘Sickening and Sustained Interest’ in Violence, U.K. Officials Say

  Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls in the Southport attack, appeared to have no particular ideology but was obsessed by violence and genocide, investigators said.
  
  The New York Times - 15h
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  Southport killer admitted carrying a knife more than 10 times

  Public bodies failed to identify the threat posed by Axel Rudakubana, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
  
  BBC News - 2d
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  Trump vows 'golden age' and Southport killer pleads guilty

  Donald Trump's inauguration and Axel Rudakubana's guilty plea over the Southport attacks lead the papers.
  
  BBC News - 2d
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  BBC News - Jan. 16

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