Boy, 17, accused of Southport murders named

A 17-year-old boy charged with murdering three girls who were stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport has been named. Axel Muganwa Rudakubana is also charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after eight other children and two adults were seriously injured in the attack on Monday. The boy, who is from the Lancashire village of Banks, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court, and also faces a charge of possessing a curved kitchen knife. Rudakubana, who is due to turn 18 next week, was remanded into youth detention accommodation....