(Updated on 01/24/2025 @ 3:20 p.m: Suspect has been found guilty and sentenced to prison)
After almost a year, a judge has sentenced the 18-year-old teen responsible for the murders of three young girls. Axel Rudakubana was charged with multiple counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder following his July 29, 2024 stabbing spree, according to local officials.
Riots and protests flooded the streets of the United Kingdom after Rudakubana carried out the attack, which killed Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9. Now, he’s been sentenced to 52 years behind bars, reported the Independent.
Officials say the brutal attack happened just days before Rudakubana’s 18th birthday. The then 17-year-old boy entered a local dance school— where students were attending a Taylor Swift inspired event — holding a kitchen knife. According to Fox News, the…