Axel Rudakubana, 18, will probably never be released, a judge ruled as he condemned the “extreme violence” of his knife attack on a dance class last year.

Axel Rudakubana is being sentenced for the murder of three girls at a dance class in Southport last July, and the attempted murder of 10 other people. Warning: distressing details

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.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 52 years for carrying out the horrific attack which was described as a “pre-meditated attempt to commit indiscriminate mass murder”. The remorseless killer,

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana arrives at court for murder sentencing