Southport killer pleads GUILTY to murdering three young girls in knife rampage at Taylor Swift dance class
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SOUTHPORT "terrorist" Axel Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift dance class. The 18-year-old knifed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, to death on July 29. Rudakubana was due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court today charged with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder.
![[Court sketch of Axel Rudakubana.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-pa-photo-rudakubana-accused-958336936.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The teen pleaded guilty to all the charges against him including possession of a bladed article in a public place, namely a kitchen knife with a curved blade. Rudakubana also admitted possession of information "likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000".
![[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)
And he admitted one charge of the "production of a biological toxin, namely ricin, contrary to Section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974". This relates to an Al-Qaeda manual and ricin that were found at his home following the attack. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online.
![[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)
