A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

Southport's MP has endorsed a report by the children's commissioner for England that found children who rioted after the murder of three girls in the town were not motivated by far right ideologies.

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.

A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting.

A teen has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.

Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s 52-year prison sentence is set to be reviewed amid concerns it is “unduly lenient.”

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza, who spoke to some of the youngsters who were charged during the riots, said many kids' involvement was spontaneous and opportunistic

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.

Axel Rudakubana, then 17, unleashed an attack on 30 July during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class – in the chaotic hours following the incident, misinformation began spreading online

The three children were killed in the July 2024 stabbing attack in Southport, England. (Belinda Jiao/Reuters) WARNING: This story contains details of violence involving young children.

Young people who joined in summer race riots should have records wiped clean, children’s commissioner says - It comes after a new report concluded that young people took part in the riots because they