Axel Rudakubana was expected to be sentenced to life in prison at Liverpool Crown Court for the murders of three young girls and attempted murders of eight other children in Southport in July.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder after attacking children and two adults at a dance class last July.

A British teenager on Thursday repeatedly interrupted the start of his sentencing for murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last July, shouting from the dock that he was unwell before being removed.

Rudakubana, 18, from Lancashire, is facing sentencing after he pleaded guilty to murdering three girls on Monday, on what was due to be the first day of his trial.

Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time of the attack, entered an unexpected guilty plea for the murders of three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana arrives at court for murder sentencing

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana gloated he was ‘glad they’re dead’ after murdering three children - The court heard Axel Rudakubana, 18, talked about the attack while in police custody

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, 18, was taken to hospital in the early hours of today for medical attention but is now due to attend court to be sentenced, sources said. The exact nature of the apparent incident has not yet been made clear.

Rudakubana will be sentenced today for the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.