Rudakubana, 18, from Lancashire, is facing sentencing after he pleaded guilty to murdering three girls on Monday, on what was due to be the first day of his trial.

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Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 52 years for the murder of three girls in Southport last summer. Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, was sentenced in court today after pleading guilty to the murder of three young girls,

An inquiry has been announced into the failures to identify the risk posed by the teenager, despite concerns about him being raised on multiple occasions in the years leading up to the attack.

Axel Rudakubana was expected to be sentenced to life in prison at Liverpool Crown Court for the murders of three young girls and attempted murders of eight other children in Southport in July.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana arrives at court for murder sentencing