Evil Southport killer Axel Rudakubana should rot in jail & be shown no mercy when he is sentenced, says victim’s parent
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A PARENT of a Southport stabbing victim last night called for Axel Rudakubana to “rot in jail” after he is sentenced today. He urged the judge to show the remorseless killer no mercy when he hands him a life term for his sickening murders of three children.
![[Mugshot of Axel Rudakubana.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/undated-handout-photo-issued-merseyside-965245126_7177d5.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
But Rudakubana cannot get a whole life tariff as he was 13 days from his 18th birthday when he carried out the atrocity last July. A parent of one of the little girls who needed surgery after the stabbings said the rules should change. He also slammed the “systemic failure” of the Government, police, anti-terror agency Prevent and schools for their inaction — calling Rudakubana a “ticking timebomb”.
![[Handout photo of Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, a victim of a knife attack.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/handout-file-photo-elsie-dot-944890975.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons to protect his child, said: “Axel should rot in jail. "He was only a few days off his 18th birthday when he committed these most horrendous offences. "Why should he be spared a whole life tariff when he hasn’t spared a thought for any of the victims’ families? Life should mean life.
![[A young girl wearing a Wicked-themed t-shirt.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/handout-photo-bebe-king-6-944890877.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
“Even if he gets 40 years, it’s not enough. He could be out to enjoy the latter part of his life. The three little girls he murdered can’t do that. If that means the law needs changing, so be it. “He’s an adult and should be tried like one. His crimes are so horrific, an exception should be made by the judge.”.
![[Girl in white dress standing next to illuminated cross.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/handout-file-photo-alice-da-944890859.jpg?strip=all&w=723)
Rudakubana will be sentenced by Judge Mr Justice Goose at Liverpool crown court for his stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Bebe King, six, Elsie Stancombe, seven, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine, were murdered and eight other youngsters injured.
![[Courtroom sketch of Axel Rudakubana appearing via video link.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/southport-murder-suspect-axel-rudakubana-965164765.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
