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Southport stabbing: 18-year-old pleads guilty to murder during Taylor Swift-themed dance class

Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder on Monday, the first day of his trial for carrying out a stabbing attack during a dance class last July in Southport, England, that left three dead and ten other people injured.

Mr Rudakubana faces three murder charges over the deaths of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, who were taking part in a dance and making class of Taylor Swift themed bracelets during their summer. break from school.

He had also been charged with attempted murder of 10 people, including eight other children and two adults, and possession of a knife for the July 29 attack.

After the stabbing, police searched Mr. Rudakubana’s house and said they found ricin, a deadly toxin, and a PDF file titled “Military Studies on Jihad Against Tyrants: The Training Manual of Al-Qaeda.

Mr Rudakubana was then accused of producing a biological toxin and “possessing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism”.

On Monday, Mr Rudakubana, who had initially pleaded not guilty, appeared in court and pleaded guilty to all charges against him.


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