Judge reveals he decided to name Southport 'stabber' Axel Rudakubana in bid to stop fresh wave of 'idiotic rioting' - as knife suspect appears in court accused of murdering three little girls at Taylo

A judge has revealed he decided to name the Southport stabbing suspect in a bid to stop a fresh wave of 'idiotic rioting'. Rudakubana is charged with murdering three little girls and harming 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport with a 'curved kitchen knife' Judge Andrew Menary condemned the 'idiotic rioting' which has broken out since the attack and said he named Rudakubana 'Allowing full reporting will undoubtedly remove some of the misreporting as to the identity of the defendant.' Rudakubana is also accused of the attempted murders of eight more children, along with dance teacher Leanne Lucas, 35, and businessman John Hayes Rudakubana covers his face in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court after being charged with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder Rudakubana could not previously be named because suspects under 18 receive automatic anonymity in all UK court cases, except for in exceptional circumstances Another young picture of Rudakubana A man is held back by police as a prison van escorted by multiple police cars leaves Liverpool Crown Court The white van carrying Axel Rudakubana, 17, who is accused of killing three young girls arrives as Liverpool Magistrates Court Rudakubana seen arriving at court in a police convoy A prison van escorted by multiple police vehicles leaves Liverpool Crown Court A man is held back by police as a prison van escorted by multiple police vehicles leaves Liverpool Crown Court Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC said he had to balance the risk to the defendant's family and the initial risk while in custody against the public interest in accurately reporting his identity. Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 17, leaves Liverpool Magistrates' Court after being charged with three counts of murder The convoy of police vans escorted the prison van away from Liverpool Crown Court The suspect was surrounded by a convoy of eight police cars and vans, with officers fearing they could be met with angry protesters following Monday night's riots Floral and written tributes are left alongside balloons and teddy bears at the scene of the stabbings on Hart Street, Southport Forensic officers are pictured at the scene as emergency crews battled to save children Forensic officers on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside, where a horrifying knife rampage took place Emergency crews swoop on the area after a group of children were attacked at Taylor Swift-themed dance class The defendant, born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, is accused of entering a dance studio in Hart Street and attacking children and adults who were inside on Monday afternoon. Pictured: A police van is torched in Southport on Tuesday night Southport burns: A street near a mosque goes up in flames as violent thugs took to the streets on Tuesday night Police chiefs arrive to meet Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss clashes following the Southport stabbing The riots came barely an hour after thousands of mourners gathered for a vigil at the Atkinson in Southport Mourners leave floral tributes near the scene in Hart Street, where three children died and eight were injured in a 'ferocious' knife attack Some were heard shouting the name of English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson, while others shouted 'Rule Britannia', 'save our kids' and 'stop the boats' and chanting 'you're not English any more'.