Leaders of The Community Church in Southport, where Axel Rudakubana's father Alphonse was a "valued part" of the congregation, released a statement addressing previous speculation about him after his son's plea.

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.

The police arranged removal of cars and all their property and belongings and everything.” (The Independent) The Southport attacker should not be labelled as a terrorist but as a “pathetic, vulnerable,

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,