A hospital trust has said it welcomes an inquiry into the crimes of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana after confirming he was ...

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 18-year-old’s disruptions meant he was not in court as the judge handed him one of the longest minimum terms on record.

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

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

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 ...

Axel Rudakubana was ejected from the sentencing hearing at Liverpool Crown Court when he screamed from the dock about being ...

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 ...

Judge Mr Justice Goose ordered Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock shortly after the start of the sentencing hearing.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 52 years in prison on Thursday after admitting to the murder of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine ...

DCI Jason Pye, who led the investigation, said no training course could have prepared his officers for the horror of what they saw.

open image in gallery Court artist sketch of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana, 18, appearing via video link during a preparatory hearing at Liverpool Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire ...