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| Axel Rudakubana denies murdering Southport girls | Axel Rudakubana denies murdering Southport girls |
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| Axel Rudakubana refused to speak but Mr Justice Goose said he was satisfied the defendant could hear what was being said (court sketch from 30 October) | |
| Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana, 18, has denied murdering three young girls - Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King - in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. | Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana, 18, has denied murdering three young girls - Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King - in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. |
| Mr Rudakubana appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via a video link but refused to speak when asked to confirm his name and enter his pleas, so the judge Mr Justice Goose entered them on his behalf. | Mr Rudakubana appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via a video link but refused to speak when asked to confirm his name and enter his pleas, so the judge Mr Justice Goose entered them on his behalf. |
| In the same way, Mr Rudakubana also pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder 10 other people, including eight children, on 29 July. | In the same way, Mr Rudakubana also pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder 10 other people, including eight children, on 29 July. |
| Charges of producing the biological toxin ricin and possessing terrorist materials were also put to him but, again, he did not respond and not guilty pleas were entered. | |
| Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King died after being attacked during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July | |
| The judge said a trial previously set for 20 January would go ahead and was expected to last up to four weeks. | The judge said a trial previously set for 20 January would go ahead and was expected to last up to four weeks. |
| Mr Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time of the attack, rocked from side to side during the hearing, and occasionally sat with his head bowed. | |
| Mr Justice Goose said Mr Rudakubana was "mute of malice" - a legal term for a defendant who wilfully refuses to speak. | |
| The attacks Mr Rudakubana is accused of carrying out took place in The Hart Space studio on a small business park in the seaside town shortly before midday. | |
| In total he is charged with 16 offences. | |
| The charges relating to the production of ricin and the alleged possession of an Al Qaeda training manual were added to the indictment in October. |