Trial of teenager accused of Southport stabbings to begin

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The proceedings of an 18-year-old accused of sidesplitting 3 girls successful a weapon onslaught astatine a creation people successful Southport is owed to statesman today.

Axel Rudakubana, from Lancashire, volition look astatine Liverpool Crown Court charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.

The girls died pursuing the onslaught astatine a Taylor Swift-themed creation people astatine The Hart Space soon earlier midday connected 29 July past year.

In uncommon comments up of the trial, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said it would beryllium a "deeply traumatic and distressing clip for the families of Alice, Bebe and Elsie, the survivors, and the radical of Southport and the full state volition beryllium reasoning of them".

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Image: A tribunal creator sketch of Southport stabbings fishy Axel Rudakubana. Pic: PA

She added: "The astir important happening for each of america is to guarantee that the ineligible process tin instrumentality its course, to respect the hard occupation the tribunal has to do, truthful determination is simply a just proceedings and justness tin beryllium done.

"There volition beryllium a clip astatine the extremity of this proceedings to sermon what happened and the enactment needed successful effect to this horrific tragedy. But for now, and until the proceedings person concluded, the precedence for each of america indispensable beryllium to guarantee justness is done."

Rudakubana is besides accused of the attempted execution of 8 different children, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, people teacher Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.

He is further charged with possession of a weapon connected the time of the attack, accumulation of a biologic toxin, ricin, connected oregon earlier 29 July, and possession of accusation apt to beryllium utile to a idiosyncratic committing oregon preparing to perpetrate an enactment of terrorism.

The alleged coercion offence relates to a PDF record entitled Military Studies In The Jihad Against The Tyrants, The Al Qaeda Training Manual, which helium is said to person possessed betwixt 29 August 2021 and 30 July 2024.

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The ricin, a deadly poison, and the papers were recovered during searches of a location successful Old School Close that helium shared with his parents, who were primitively from Rwanda.

Rudakubana did not talk during earlier tribunal hearings. Not blameworthy pleas were entered connected his behalf aft helium failed to respond erstwhile the charges were enactment to him.

His proceedings is expected to past up to 4 weeks.

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