{"id":219688,"date":"2025-01-20T11:18:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T11:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/trial-begins-of-suspect-in-southport-stabbing-attack-at-dance-class\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T11:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T11:18:17","slug":"trial-begins-of-suspect-in-southport-stabbing-attack-at-dance-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/trial-begins-of-suspect-in-southport-stabbing-attack-at-dance-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial Begins of Suspect in Southport Stabbing Attack at Dance Class"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The trial began on Monday for Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is accused of carrying out a knife attack at a dance class last July in the northern English town of Southport that left three children dead and 10 other people injured.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rudakubana faces three charges of murder<\/a> for the deaths of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, who were taking part in a Taylor Swift-themed dance and bracelet-making class during their summer break from school.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with the attempted murder of 10 people, including eight other children and two adults, and with possession of a knife for the attack on July 29.<\/p>\n

After the stabbings, the police searched Mr. Rudakubana\u2019s house and said they found ricin, a lethal toxin, and a PDF file titled \u201cMilitary Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants: The Al Qaeda Training Manual.\u201d Mr. Rudakubana was subsequently charged<\/a> with production of a biological toxin and with \u201cpossessing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n