Meanwhile, the Daily Express and Daily Mail report on the parents of the three victims calling Rudakubana “pure evil” and a “coward” as he refused to appear in court for the sentencing.
The mother of six-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe told her daughter’s killer she hopes his actions “haunt you every single day”, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Guardian, The Independent and Metro all lead on the 18-year-old being put behind bars for at least 52 years after killing three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
What the papers say – January 24 The sentencing of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana dominates Friday’s front pages.
The Times says the sentencing had sparked calls for legal reform after Rudakubana avoided a whole-life order without the possibility of parole due to his age.
