A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, with prosecutors saying the torture was so violent it seemed he decapitated one of the victims. Tried to bite.
On Monday, 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana admitted carrying out the killings in the northern English city of Southport last July, which sparked days of rioting across the country.
Rudacubana will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of Babe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancomb, 7, and Alice DeSilva Aguirre, 9, who were among 26 children attending the summer vacation program.
He also pleaded guilty to 10 charges of attempted murder, as well as producing the deadly poison ricin and possessing al-Qaeda training manuals.
Prosecutor Deanna Heer told Liverpool Crown Court that his two victims suffered “horrific injuries which are difficult to explain as anything other than sadistic in nature.”
Judge Julian Goose described Rudakubana’s actions as “evil”, saying: “I am convinced that Rudakubana had a definite and determined intention to commit these crimes and that if he had been able, he would have killed each child, all of them. 26 of them, as well as any adults who came across his path.”
The judge sentenced Rudakubana in absentia because he had refused to return to court, having been removed twice for disrupting the hearing.
Goose said he was not allowed by law to impose a life sentence without the possibility of parole because Rudakubana was 17 at the time of his crimes, but added: “Chances are he will never be released and he will remain in custody.” Will remain.” all his life.”
