Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.

A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting.

Widespread disorder broke out in towns and cities across England in the days and weeks following the Southport attack. Dame Rachel's report was born out her desire to find out dir

A teen has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s 52-year prison sentence is set to be reviewed amid concerns it is “unduly lenient.”

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza, who spoke to some of the youngsters who were charged during the riots, said many kids' involvement was spontaneous and opportunistic

Axel Rudakubana, who killed three young girls in the Southport attack, appeared to have no particular ideology but was obsessed by violence and genocide, investigators said.

Axel Rudakubana, then 17, unleashed an attack on 30 July during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class – in the chaotic hours following the incident, misinformation began spreading online

Judge Julian Goose is scheduled to sentence the teenager at Liverpool Crown Court from 11:00am (1100 GMT), after his guilty plea Monday halted his impending trial. Goose has warned that he faces a long custodial sentence.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.