The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls and attempting to kill ten others during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. Once a promising actor, Rudakubana's life spiraled into violence fueled by an obsession with genocides and mental health concerns.

Exclusive: Colin Parry said ‘evil’ Axel Rudakubana ‘knew what he was here for’ as he relived encounter with killer

The 18-year-old admitted murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance class in the town on July 29.

The 18-year-old has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last year.

A man who confronted Axel Rudakubana moments before the Southport attack still wonders if he could have stopped the killer before the teen unleashed "unspeakable" horror. The Southport attacker- who used a 20cm Cerbera kitchen knife to attack 11 children and two adults- initially took a wrong turn and went down the driveway of Colin Parry's car repair workshop by mistake on that awful day.

Axel Rudakubana had been referred to the Government anti-extremism scheme Prevent three times before he stabbed three young girls to death in Southport. He was referred to 'Prevent' due to concerns about his obsession with violence,

A council has revealed how Southport serial child killer Axel Rudakubana once underwent a youth awareness course on the danger of carrying blades.