i'm sarah campbell in liverpool. the teenager who murdered 3 girls in southport last summer will be sentenced in the coming hours.

axel rudakubana arrived here at liverpool crown court but the judge has sent him out of the courtroom for yelling during the hearing. on illegal immigration. and the wait is nearly over. this year's oscar nominations are due to be announced this hour.

iam i am outside liverpool crown court, where the sentencing hearing of axel rudakubana, who murdered three young girls in a knife attack in southport last year has got under way. the court has now risen for a break for an hour or so. court has now risen for a break for an hour orso. it court has now risen for a break for an hour or so. it has been an incredibly difficult morning for the families of those who were killed, for the families of the girls who were injured and indeed other families from southport who wanted to be here for the warning, but have had to sit through some very, very distressing details. not only that, but axel rudakubana, who was in court at the start of the hearing, set up, started shouting that he was

ill and could not carry on, to such an extent that the judge decided he was to be removed from the court and since then has listened to proceedings from a side room. this was an attack lastjuly that the prime minister has called senseless and barbaric, with the background here is my colleague. six—year—old bebe king, elsie dot stancombe, who was seven and nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar, murdered in southport last summer in a tragedy that led to a wave of sympathy and sadness. southport is a small seaside town. everyone here has a connection to someone who was at a dance class at the beginning of the summer holidays. sarah was hoping her daughter would be there. it filled up very, very quickly as of course it would do, so niamh was down on the waiting list. but she wasn't there and i guess i will be forever grateful for that, but also absolutely devastated that there are young people who are not here. and thatjust does

not seem fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with the weapon in his hand, but refused to admit he carried out the attack. but then, this monday, with the trial about to start, he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as the murders, he admitted trying to kill eight other children and two adults. possession of the knife, manufacturing the bio toxic agent ricin and downloading an al-qaeda training manual, which is terror offence. it is clear that this was a young man with the sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. he has shown no signs of remorse. whether rudakubana could have been stopped will be the focus of a public inquiry. nick garnett, bbc news. let's bring in my colleague, our uk

correspondent who has been across proceedings. i should explain that there are obviously no cameras in court for public consumption, but our colleagues have been in there and indicating what it's been going on and i think it is fair to say that it has been a distressing morning in court. find that it has been a distressing morning in court.— that it has been a distressing morning in court. and this, we are also able to _ morning in court. and this, we are also able to these _ morning in court. and this, we are also able to these days _ morning in court. and this, we are also able to these days to - morning in court. and this, we are also able to these days to watch . morning in court. and this, we are| also able to these days to watch via video link. an incredibly difficult day, notjust for the parents of the three girls, but also the other families in court his daughters were injured and quite a lot of relatives were in court today. all of them had basically missed all of the leave of proceedings so far, including when axel rudakubana pleaded guilty on monday because that came as a surprise. this is the first time they have been able to see him and hear some of the details of what happened and it had barely got under

way when axel rudakubana disrupted proceedings saying that he felt ill, wanted to see a paramedic, and he did not do it in a delicate way. he shouted it from the dock, he had to be removed from court and we are told he is now in a back room. the prosecutors of the case started to outline what had happened that day on the 29th ofjuly last summer. she described how the dance event had been advertised a bit earlier that month, within 11 days, young girls between the age of six and 13 had all come to celebrate their hero, taylor swift, they were there to do dancing, make bracelets, there was a cut of taylor swift there in the space where the event was taking place and while they were excitedly

carrying on their morning, at the beginning of it, the beginning of the summer holidays, they were all dressed in summer clothes, axel rudakubana was leaving home, wearing a green hardy and a medical mass, he had his hood up, even though it was a hot summer day. he ordered a taxi to take in to the space where the event was taking place. he was completely aware that it was taking place. you did not speak to the taxi driver on the way, but when there, he asked where the studio was. he did not play that it might pay the taxi driver, the taxi driver tried to persuade them to pay and a nearby owner of a garage also tried, and he said what are you going to do about it? and then he makes his way into the building. 30 seconds later, a screen can be heard from the building. screen can be heard from the buildinu. , , , ., screen can be heard from the buildinu. , ,, ., ., building. very upsetting detail from the court. there _

building. very upsetting detail from the court. there was _ building. very upsetting detail from the court. there was no _ building. very upsetting detail from the court. there was no trial- the court. there was no trial carried out, essentially this is a summary of what would have been heard during that trial and after the prosecution has put forward their point, we would expect to hear mitigation perhaps aren't reasons essentially as to why the sentence should be lower?— should be lower? when the prosecution _ should be lower? when the prosecution is _ should be lower? when the prosecution is menaced - should be lower? when the - prosecution is menaced outlining the case and there is still some to do after the lunch break, the prosecution normally then discusses with the judge what would become a normal sentencing, what normal sentences are in cases like this. this is such a unique case that this doesn't really apply, but they will go to the guidelines and critically in this case, the fact that you cannot use what is a whole life order, someone who has never released from prison because of the age of axel rudakubana when he carried out the attacks. the law as it stands is nobody under 18 when they commit a crime can be given a whole life or death. he will get a

life sentence automatically because he has committed three murders, but there will be a minimum amount of time is spend in prison before being up time is spend in prison before being up for release with a parole board. that is difficult for the families to hear today, to hear that there is a possibility that at some point in the future he could be released by the future he could be released by the parole board. that could be in several decades. we do not know whetherjudge will end up. but the truth as he was nine days short of his 18th birthday and that means the full force of the law can't be used against him. the age of which a whole life order being imposed was actually reduced from 21 after the manchester bombing, but he does not fit within that category. the defence will have the opportunity to argue that the sentence should be lower than it otherwise might have been, for some reasons and particularly in this case because of the defendant's mental health. we do not know if they will do that.

sometimes it has been inappropriate to bring that up in the most horrific cases. we do not know if there will be that current of mitigation. but thejudge there will be that current of mitigation. but the judge will also consider witness impact statement, impact statements from the families and people who were actually injured in the attack. some of those may be read out in court. we think the judge will then rise very quickly, just say that he can finalise the sentencing remarks and then it will be an on camera sentencing as we quite often see these days. at that point, the tv cameras in court will be turned on, the coming court will be turned on, the coming court will be turned on and the country and the world will be out to see what the charge says and what sentence he passes, which as i say, has to be a life sentence, but will come with a minimum term in prison. —— cannot be

a life sentence. it is minimum term in prison. -- cannot be a life sentence.— a life sentence. it is worth stating the brutality _ a life sentence. it is worth stating the brutality of _ a life sentence. it is worth stating the brutality of this _ a life sentence. it is worth stating the brutality of this attack, - a life sentence. it is worth stating the brutality of this attack, the i the brutality of this attack, the prime minister called it senseless and barbaric in the details we have heard in court this afternoon back that up completely and utterly for the families that had to listen so steve tells. there has only been —— details. there has already been a public inquiry announced. to find the detail is missed in identifying axel rudakubana. it may already have led to a change in how easy it is to buy knives. this is a crime that will lead to some changes to the way that society is protected. it is will lead to some changes to the way that society is protected.— that society is protected. it is a landmark crime _ that society is protected. it is a landmark crime and _ that society is protected. it is a landmark crime and i'm - that society is protected. it is a landmark crime and i'm going i that society is protected. it is a l landmark crime and i'm going to that society is protected. it is a - landmark crime and i'm going to be careful here because some of the details we heard in court today are just absolutely too horrific for broadcast. after axel rudakubana broadcast. after axel rudaku ba na enters broadcast. after axel rudakubana enters the building, we heard how he inflicted multiple stab wounds on

the three girls who died, two of them did not make it even out of the dance studio alive. i did manage —— one of the girls did manage to get out of the dance studio but by the time they the hospital was basically unsaved double. one of the girls suffered 32 stab wounds, 22 to the back as she tried to get out of the studio but was dragged back by axel rudakubana. axel rudakubana bought them online, even though he was under 18 and even though we 1399 00:12:46,012