PM responds to calls for return of death penalty for Southport attacker
Opposition parties have called for a ‘national debate’ Downing Street has responded to calls for the death penalty to be brought back after the sentencing of the Southport attacker. The Government has dismissed calls – including by Reform UK – for capital punishment to be reintroduced after Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana, who had a history […]
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Inside Southport killer’s bedroom as police find enough raw material to poison thousands
A judge sentenced the eighteen-year-old to at least 52 years in prison. Chilling photos of the Southport killer’s bedroom show containers holding enough doses of the poison, ricin, to cause serious harm to thousands of people. Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty on Monday to the murder of three children, and was sentenced to at least 52 […]
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Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana sentenced to life after court hearing
He pleaded guilty on Monday to the murder of three children The Southport attacker, Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced today (23 January) to life with a minimum of 52 years. Rudakubana gets concurrent life sentences with minimum terms for 18 years for eight counts of attempting to murder children and 16 years for the attempted […]
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Southport attacker removed from court after shouting for paramedic
A judge ordered Axel Rudakubana to be removed from court The Southport attacker, Alex Rudakubana, has been removed from court after shouting for a paramedic. The court hearing for the sentencing of the 18-year-old is taking place today (23 January). Rudakubana attacked a Taylor Swift themed dance class in Southport on 29 July last year, […]
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Teenager involved in far-right riots avoids prosecution due to telling off he received from his parents
The telling off was ‘more effective’ than the justice system would be A 14-year-old who was involved in the far-right riots earlier this year has avoided prosecution because of the stern telling off he received from his parents. Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said the telling off he received from his mum and dad […]
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Taylor Swift invites Southport stabbing survivors backstage before Wembley show
She is thought to have reached out privately to the victims’ families as well Taylor Swift has met with survivors of the Southport stabbing, inviting them and their families backstage before one of her Wembley shows. The pop superstar met two of the girls who were injured during the attack as they attended one of […]
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