Boy, 17, charged with murders of girls at Taylor Swift themed dance class  named in court

He has been named as Axel Rudakubana after a judge lifted reporting restrictions

A prison van escorted by multiple police vehicles arrives at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court where Axel Rudakubana has been named as the teenager charged with the murder of three girls in Southport (Danny Lawson/PA).

A 17-year-old boy who is charged with the murders of three girls killed in the knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport has been named as Axel Rudakubana after a judge lifted reporting restrictions.

He appeared at a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday where the Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC made the ruling before remanding him in youth detention accommodation.