Southport killer sentencing: Axel Rudakubana faces life in jail for murdering three girls at Taylor Swift dance class

Sadistic Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana is today due to receive a life sentence for the killings of three girls and attempts to murder 10 more people. Axel Rudakubana, pictured, will today find out how many years he will be behind bars Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, was one of the three children killed in the knife attack in Southport Bebe King, six, was also killed in the knife attack at The Hart Space in Southport last July Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, was among the three little girls killed in the attack in Southport A prison van believed to contain Axel Rudakubana arriving at Liverpool Crown Court for his sentencing A number of police officers arriving at Liverpool Crown Court where the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana will take place this morning Flowers and tributes outside the Atkinson Art Centre Southport, after three children were fatally stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club What is a rare whole life order and why will Axel Rudakubana be spared one? There was a heavy police presence at Liverpool Crown Court ahead of Axel Rudakubana's sentencing Your browser does not support iframes. Police officers at Rudakubana's home on Old School Close in Banks, Lancashire, last August A car burns after being overturned during a protest in Middlesbrough on August 4, 2024 Police in front of protesters in Nottingham on August 3,2024 after the Southport killings Rudakubana's father Alphonse is believed to have fled Rwanda with Rudakubana's mother, Laetitia Muzayire, 52 Ms Cooper said 'multiple' public bodies had had contact with Rudakubana in his teenage years. A court artist's sketch of Axel Rudakubana appearing at Liverpool Crown Court A prison van believed to contain Axel Rudakubana arriving at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday The PM told a press conference in Downing Street that people were right to 'demand answers' over 'failings' in the case of Axel Rudakubana The Southport Dance School is the latest case to be covered by the No.1 True Crime podcast, The Trial.