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Teen who stabbed girls at Taylor Swift dance event admits murder

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Axel Rudakubana, an 18-year-old British teenager, pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event. He admitted to killing Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, during the incident in Southport last July.

Rudakubana also pleaded guilty to 10 counts of attempted murder. The attack injured eight other girls and two adults. The stabbings incited a week of riots across England and Northern Ireland due to misinformation surrounding Rudakubana's background.

Judge Julian Goose will announce Rudakubana's sentence next Thursday.


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