Southport terrorist told cops ‘I’m glad they’re dead’ after murdering three girls in massacre at dance class
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SOUTHPORT terrorist Axel Rudakubana chillingly told police "I'm glad they're dead" after murdering three girls in a rampage at a Taylor Swift dance class. The 18-year-old stabbed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, to death on July 29.
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Gruesome details of the slaughter have been heard in court for the first time today at Rudakubana's sentencing hearing. The shameless triple killer has so far caused further anguish for the victims' families with his courtroom stunts. Rudakubana was removed from dock shortly after the sentencing began shouting that he was "ill".
![[Handout photo of Elsie Dot Stancombe, a young girl who was murdered.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/handout-photo-elsie-dot-stancombe-965228106_444a1f.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
Liverpool Crown Court heard the warped teen told police "I'm glad they're dead" as he was held in a custody suite following the rampage. Prosecutors described how the injuries suffered by his victims are “difficult to explain as anything other than sadistic in nature”.
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This includes stabbing multiple people in the back as they tried to escape. Deanna Heer KC told Liverpool Crown Court: “Three children were killed, two of whom suffered particularly horrific injuries which are difficult to explain as anything other than sadistic in nature; and the defendant attempted to kill 10 others, inflicting a number of stab wounds upon them, including to their backs as they tried to escape.”.
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The court earlier heard Rudakubana had a "sickening interest in death" and had made chilling searches for school massacres before carrying out the rampage. His morbid fascination saw him flagged three times to anti-terror programme Prevent but no further action was taken.
![[Illustration of Southport massacre timeline, showing the killer's movements and the events leading to arrests.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JW_21_01_SOUTHPORT_TIMELINE_MAP_e61915.png?strip=all&w=752)
