A teenager in Southport, England, who fatally stabbed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class has been sentenced to life in prison.
Axel Rudakubana, 18, received his life sentence on Thursday and must serve a minimum of 52 years, meaning he will be 70 years old before he has a chance to be freed, The Guardian reported. Rudakubana was 17 when the attack took place.
The judge in this case said Rudakubana would probably “never be released and he will be in custody for all his life” following the “savage” murder of three girls and attempted murder of eight more people, including two adults who intervened to try and stop him.
The Guardian also revealed that Rudakubana’s parents had called the police on him four times in the past six months due to his behavior. In one incident, he had a knife with him on a bus, but police officers merely took him home and told his…
