Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 52 years for the brutal murder of three young girls—Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7—during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.
The attack, which occurred on July 29 last year, also left eight other children and two adults severely injured. Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders, attempted murders, and the production of ricin, a biological toxin.
Justice Goose ruled that the sentences will run concurrently, highlighting the lifelong impact on victims’ families and survivors. Despite his age at the time of the crimes, Rudakubana received one of the harshest penalties ever imposed on a defendant of his age.
The court revealed Rudakubana’s troubling history, including multiple referrals to the government’s ‘Prevent’ anti-extremism programme. He had researched school shootings and terror attacks in the years preceding the incident.
Witness statements, including one from class instructor Leanne Lucas, detailed the devastating physical and emotional aftermath of the attack. Justice Goose noted the profound and permanent harm caused to the victims and their families, expressing doubt that Rudakubana will ever be released.
The case has been referred for review under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
This is one nasty piece of work but what is one to expect when his father was a war lord protected against charges of genocide. Blood will out.
I wonder how much it will cost the British taxpayer to keep it in jail for the rest of his life – protected and with the best of care.
The death penalty would have been much cheaper.
Worse than that, they are Tutsi, the victims of the genocide, who emigrated to the UK for a safe future and repaid the people who gave them safe harbour by killing their children. This guy and his family need window seats on a dulux Pinochet helicopter tour.
I agree that this evil POS should be put to death, but the cost of keeping it alive isn’t really a consideration. The reasons he should be put to death are a) punishment and b) to rid the planet of evil.
Strange things happen in prison…getting shanked, having a TV crashed over one’s head, being king punched…prison is after all a death sentence in some instances. This holds true for those who have murdered / raped / assaulted children, as the Prisoner Code of Conduct won’t allow or tolerate such people in their ranks. They eventually end-up dead or in ‘protective solitary confinement’ like Tarrant in a Max Unit.
IF you survive those, then as Albert Speer noted and observed during his 20 years in Spandau Prison, after 9 years one becomes mentally damaged IF you do not have the skills to survive and keep oneself intact.
Hence, the above murderous / race-hating primate will probably be ‘handled’ by da’ boyz on de’ cell-block!
Actually its more costly to impose the death penalty, primarily because of the appeals which can run for years, in the US. That said, I simply cant disagree with you. This is an appalling case.
Yes, should be sentenced to death by hanging, then save the rope for the next one, think of the money saved.
Yes the death penalty would be cheaper but most of all it would be satisfying especially if you can watch.
I’m surprised the WEF didn’t instruct Shoemack to deport this creep to the colonies our justice system would have him walking the streets in 6 months.
Then he could cause carnage in our society that’s clearly what the WEF/UN/WHO want breakdown our society.
Sentenced to 50 years’ free meals and accommodation at the tax payer hotel where he’ll get to enjoy TV, yard time in the sunlight, perhaps study and get a degree etc.
Or we could settle the problem in five minutes with a tree and some rope.
But I know, I know… the horror 😱
Somehow this falls short of the mark. What this vile creature did, is unforgivable on any level…..
Amazing how many people worship the main stream media