Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana jailed for 52 years for murder of three girls

Eighteen-year-old had pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder

The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the ferocious" and sadistic" murders of three young girls and attempted murder of 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

The 18-year-old refused to appear in the dock when a judge said the teenager would likely never be released and he will be in custody for all his life" for the harrowing and atrocious premeditated attack" last summer.