A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain's history.

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 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.

The government is considering whether to challenge the prison sentence handed to Southport killer Axel Rudakubana as being “unduly lenient”. The 18-year-old was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison with a minimum term of 52 years for the murders of three girls and attempted murders of eight other children and two adults.

After a teenager admitted murdering three girls at a dance class, Keir Starmer said people were being radicalized into violence for its own sake and terrorism laws might need to change.

On 29 July 2024, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana left his family home in Banks, Lancashire and using a fake name ordered a taxi to Southport. It would take 13 minutes for his taxi to deliver him to his intended destination,

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to "leave no stone unturned" to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws.

Chief Todd Coring said his main concern moving forward is the city's side roads, which are still covered by heavy layers of slush and ice.

GB News viewers issued complaints after the broadcasters abruptly moved on from discussing the heart-breaking Southport murders.

Southport first responders have helped nearly 100 families in four years through their local nonprofit organization.

A variety of evidence has been heard in court, showing the movements of Rudajubana, as he made his way to a dance class in. | ITV News Granada

A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an atrocity prosecutors said was so violent it appeared he had tried to decapitate one of the victims.