Teen who killed three women during dance class in UK gets 52 years in jail
Southport: According to Al Jazeera, a teenager who killed three young girls during a dancing lesson with a Taylor Swift theme in Southport, UK, last year has been given a sentence of more than 50 years in jail.
The court that condemned 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana on Thursday noted that he had tried to commit mass murder of contented, innocent youngsters.
Despite Rudakubana’s advanced age, the court decided that he would probably never be freed and that he must spend at least 52 years before being eligible for parole.
Last July, Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time of the crime, murdered three little girls at a dance class in Southport: Alice da Silva Aguiar, age 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, age 7, and Bebe King, age 6. Rudakubana also injured two adults and eight other children in addition to the killings.
He entered a guilty plea to ten charges of attempted murder, ricin production, and possession of an al-Qaeda instruction handbook on Monday, after acknowledging the deaths. Al Jazeera stated that prosecutors disclosed Rudakubana’s obsession with murder and genocide, rather than any political or religious motivation for his conduct.
After being removed earlier for disruptive behavior, Rudakubana did not appear in court for the punishment. Due to his actions, there was a great deal of social discontent in the UK, including anti-immigrant demonstrations and run-ins with the law.
Rudakubana was born in Cardiff to Rwandan Christian parents, but it is still unknown why he did what he did, and investigations have not yet found a convincing explanation. Before the incident, authorities had been made aware of his aggressive inclinations.
According to Al Jazeera, the UK government has requested a public investigation into the assault, citing the need to answer important concerns surrounding the tragedy.
After one of the most horrific incidents in British history, Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to bring about change. “We owe it to these innocent young girls and all those affected to deliver the change that they deserve,” Starmer said.
