Axel Rudakubana admits to murdering three girls in Southport knife attack

Axel Rudakubana, an 18-year-old from Lancashire, has pleaded guilty to the murders of three young girls during a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last summer. He admitted to killing six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, as well as attempting to murder eight other children and two adults. Prosecutors described the attack as meticulously planned and marked by a disturbing interest in violence; Rudakubana had searched for videos of previous stabbings prior to the incident. Witnesses recounted horrifying scenes of children being chased and stabbed while trying to escape. Rudakubana's history includes previous violent behavior and troubling interests, including documents related to terrorism found on his devices. He is set to be sentenced soon, facing multiple charges including possession of a knife and producing a biological toxin.