Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty on first day of trial

The attack in Southport has not been declared a terrorist incident despite the discovery of the document, Merseyside Police said last year

Heavy police presence outside Liverpool Crown Court. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

The 18-year-old accused of killing three girls at a dance class in Southport has admitted the attack on the first day of his trial.

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, was to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday charged with 16 offences, including three counts of murder.