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Southport child-killer Rudakubana sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison
A prison van believed to contain Axel Rudakubana arriving at Liverpool Crown Court for his sentencing after he admitted the murders of three girls at a dance class in Southport. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to all 16 offences he faced on the first day o

SOUTHPORT child-killer Axel Rudakubana was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison today for the “sadistic” murders of three girls.

The 18-year-old was sentenced in his absence at Liverpool Crown Court after indicating he would be “disruptive” if he was present in the courtroom.

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in the attack.

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