'Evil' Southport killer jailed for a minimum of 52 years

• 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 - 2h
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  Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls

  Eighteen-year-old had pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder. The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed ...
  
  The Guardian - 3h
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  Southport killer Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years for murder of three girls at a dance class in 2024 – live

  Rudakubana, 18, sentenced for murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and attempted murder of 10 others. F ull story: Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed The ...
  
  The Guardian - 2h
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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 - 8h
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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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  Yvette Cooper says multiple agencies failed to identify ‘terrible danger’ posed by Southport killer – politics live

  Home secretary tells MPs details of attack will be set out when Axel Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday. Starmer says nothing will be off the table in the inquiry.. There are also questions ...
  
  The Guardian - 2d
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  Father stopped Southport killer from going to former school a week before attack

  The 18-year-old was known for having a fascination with violence and despotic figures including Hitler.
  
  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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  Taxi driver who stoked Southport riots jailed

  Andrew McIntyre admits setting up a social media channel identified as a "catalyst" for violence.
  
  BBC News - Jan. 6

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  Taxi dashcam shows Rudakubana moments before attack

  Taxi dashcam footage shows the moment Axel Rudakubana arrived at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
  
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