17-year-old remanded in custody after Southport murders – at Taylor Swift dance class

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17 year old remanded in custody after Southport murders at Taylor

Updated 13.41 | Published 13.38

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Axel Rudakubana, 17, has been arrested for the murders of three girls during a Taylor Swift dance class, as well as several attempted murders.

He will appear in court later in the day.

The suspected perpetrator used a curved kitchen knife – and turns 18 in six days.

  • A 17-year-old boy, Axel Rudakubana, has been arrested in Southport, UK, for a knife attack on a Taylor Swift dance class in which three girls died.
  • The attack, which took place during a dance class for children in grades 2-6, left three dead and nine injured, six seriously.
  • The boy, whose identity has not been released due to his age, will appear in court later today at Liverpool Crown Court.

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    An assailant attacked a dance studio in Southport, UK, during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on Monday.

    The dance course was aimed at children in grades 2–6. Three girls, Bebe, 6, Elsie, 7, and Alice, 9, have died after the stabbing. Another nine were injured, six of them seriously.

    Two of the injured children have been allowed to leave the children’s hospital, reports Sky News.

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    full screen A childhood photo of the suspect. Photo: Private

    17-year-old detained on suspicion of murder

    The perpetrator is said to have taken a taxi to the dance studio and attacked the children and the dance teachers with a knife. Bloody scenes, like a horror movie, witnesses have described to Sky News.

    Today, the suspected perpetrator, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, who is suspected of being behind the crime in Southportpojke, was arrested. He allegedly used a “bent kitchen knife”.

    The teenager covered her face with her top for most of the hearing and did not speak.

    He is currently in court, at Liverpool Crown Court.

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