Judge orders killer from dock as horror of ‘sadistic’ Southport murders outlined

Court artist sketch of Southport stabbings suspect Axel Rudakubana in the dock on Thursday (Elizabeth Cook/PA)

A High Court judge ordered child-killer Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock as the full horror of the “sadistic” murders of three children in Southport were outlined.

Liverpool Crown Court was told the 18-year-old said “I’m glad they’re dead” as he was held in a custody suite after killing the three girls at a Southport dance class.