A 17-year-old boy who is charged with the murders of three girls killed in the knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport has been named as Axel Rudakubana.
He appeared at a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday where the Recorder of Liverpool Judge Andrew Menary KC made the ruling.
The teenager could previously not be named because of his age but would have lost anonymity when he turns 18 next Wednesday.
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A prison van escorted by multiple police vehicles arrives at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court
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