Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, were murdered by Axel Rudakubana last summer.

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.

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Southport stabbings suspect Axel Rudakubana (Elizabeth Cook/PA) The 18-year-old ...

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Southport stabbings suspect Axel Rudakubana, 18, shouting from the dock as he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court, for his sentencing hearing after he ...

The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to all 16 offences he faced on the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday.

The Southport killer said 'I’m glad they’re dead' as he was held in a custody suite after killing three girls at a dance ...

Here is a timeline of what was known when about Southport killer Axel Rudakubana: Axel Rudakubana becomes known to a range of ...

Mr Justice Goose ordered Axel Rukakubana to be removed from the dock during sentencing after he repeatedly interrupted proceedings, claiming to be ill (Elizabeth Cook/PA) Southport killer Axel ...

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Southport stabbings suspect Axel Rudakubana (Elizabeth Cook/PA) The 18-year-old accused of killing three girls in a knife attack at a Southport dance class ...

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

Axel Rudakubana has been handed a 52 year sentence for the murder of three young girls at a dance class in Southport last summer. | ITV News Granada ...