Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.

Today, we discuss the outcome of the case against Axel Rudakubana, who was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in jail for the murder of three young girls in Southport last year. The court heard harrowing details of the attack and Rudakubana’s obsession with violence.

Axel Rudakubana was expected to be sentenced to life in prison at Liverpool Crown Court for the murders of three young girls and attempted murders of eight other children in Southport in July.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana arrives at court for murder sentencing

Southport attack killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar,