A British man has admitted to murdering 3 women and making an attempt to kill 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance celebration within the UK final yr.
18-year-old Axel Rudakubana shocked the courtroom on day certainly one of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court docket Monday by pleading responsible to murdering Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6. He’s going through life behind bars when he is sentenced Thursday.
Axel, who was 17 on the time of the assault, additionally pled responsible to 10 counts of tried homicide and costs for having ricin and an Al-Qaeda guide linked to the July 29 assault in Southport, UK, final yr.
He had constantly stayed mum by all his courtroom appearances … till he lastly mentioned “responsible” to every of the 16 costs. Rudakubana had beforehand pled not responsible within the trial, and Monday’s plea was a shock because the trial started.
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The assault wasn’t labeled a terrorist act because the motive was unclear — and prosecutors say they nonetheless don’t know why he did it.
The assault left folks world wide horrified, with Taylor herself saying she was “utterly in shock” over the murders.
