Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana used a knife that he bought from Amazon when he was still 17 to kill three girls at a dance class in July 2024.

The 18-year-old’s disruptions meant he was not in court as the judge handed him one of the longest minimum terms on record.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to over 50 years in prison for killing three young girls and wounding 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England last summer. Police’s raid at his house has revealed his ‘longstanding obsession with violence,

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, will stand trial charged with the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July.

Here is a timeline of what was known when about Southport killer Axel Rudakubana: Axel Rudakubana becomes known to a range of local agencies due to anxiety, social isolation and challenging behaviour. In October he takes a knife to school, and in December attacks another child with a hockey stick.

Axel Rudakubana appearing by videolink from Belmarsh prison (Elizabeth Cook/PA) His mother ... printed in local newspaper the Southport Visiter in 2015 said he was originally from Rwanda, a ...

Rudakubana cowardly refused to come into the dock at Liverpool Crown Court when he was being sentenced by the judge

Tory leader says PM took care not to prejudice Axel Rudakubana’s trial but was less careful to ensure ‘gang of thugs’ were convicted

A violence-obsessed teenager is due to be sentenced for stabbing three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed summer dance class

A violence-obsessed teenager was repeatedly interrupted his sentencing hearing for stabbing three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed summer dance class

Southport's MP Patrick Hurley has urged online platforms to remove harmful online content immediately in the wake of the knife attack carried out last year in the town. Axel Rudakubana was jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three young girls and the attempted murders of 10 other people,