A UK teen pleaded guilty Monday to killing three girls and wounding 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer — and for possessing an al-Qaida manual.
Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty in the murders of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, as well as 10 counts of attempted murder for stabbing eight other children along with two adults who tried to help them at the kids’ event on July 29.
He also pleaded guilty to charges related to keeping both the poison ricin and an al-Qaida manual in his home at the time of the vicious rampage.
Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to killing three girls and wounding 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer. Helen Tipper / SWNSThe teen also pleaded guilty to charges related to keeping both the poison ricin and an al-Qaida manual in his home at the time of the vicious rampage. AFP via Getty Images
Rudakubana faces life in prison when he is sentenced on Thursday.
With Post wires.
Alice Aguiar, 9, who was identified by friends and family, “died in hospital,” Merseyside Police said. Family HandoutElsie Stancombe, 7, was killed in the stabbing. Merseyside Police“No words can describe the devastation that has hit our family as try to deal with the loss of our little girl Bebe,” the 6-year-old girl’s family said. Merseyside PoliceAlice Aguiar is seen above in an undated photo before the fatal stabbing. Family HandoutChildren lay down floral tributes at the scene on the corner of Hart Street and Tithebarn Road, Southport, Merseyside. William Lailey / SWNSA flyer for the Taylor Swift event. Instagram/enlighten_kidsyoga_southportPolice work at the scene in Southport, England, where a man has been detained and a knife has been seized after a number of people were injured in a reported stabbing. APThe attacker entered the Hart Space, where the Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop was taking place. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management“Horrendous and deeply shocking news emerging from Southport,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement. AP
