live from washington. the sentencing hearing for axel rudakubana, the teenager who has pleaded guilty to murdering three _ has pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls in the southport knife attack resumed and is _ southport knife attack resumed and is under way.— and is under way. they have adjourned — and is under way. they have adjourned for _ and is under way. they have adjourned for lunch - and is under way. they have adjourned for lunch and - and is under way. they have| adjourned for lunch and they were due to come back to court add 2pm so we would expect that hearing to get under way again very shortly. just to bring you up—to—date with what we have heard so far this morning, the prosecution has been outlined the details of what happened on the details of what happened on the 29th ofjuly 2024 and that was the day that up to 29 girls at the taylor swift themed dance class in southport and they were attacked by the then

17—year—old axel rudakubana who started indiscriminately stabbing the girls and killing three of them. the details that have been heard in court have been distressing, they have been distressing, they have been difficult to hear. the families of those that died and also of the girls that were injured and the girls that were just that the class you may not have been physically injured but certainly would have been affected mentally, they will have been listening to all of those details. axel rudakubana started shouting at one point and said he felt ill and he couldn't carry on and so the judge asked him to leave court. he left the dock and was watching proceedings from a side room. so very dramatic day here at court. it follows on of course from what the prime minister has called a senseless and barbaric crime lastjuly right at the beginning of the summer holidays when these terrible incidents happened and with that background here is

mike colleague nick garnett. six—year—old bb king, elsie dot stanton was seven and nine—year—old alistair silva murdered in southport last summer in a tragedy which led to a wave of sympathy and sadness. southport is a small seaside town and everyone who has a connection to someone who is at the dance class at the beginning of the summer holidays. sarah was hoping her daughter would be there. it daughter would be there. it filled up very quickly as it would do i am devastated their young — would do i am devastated their young people who not here. that 'ust young people who not here. that just doesn't _ young people who not here. that just doesn't seem _ young people who not here. that just doesn't seem fair. _ young people who not here. twat just doesn't seem fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with a weapon in his hand and refused to admit he carried out the attack. but this monday with the trial about to start he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as

the mood as he admitted trying to kill... manufacturing writing and downloading the al-qaeda training manual. a terror offence. it al-qaeda training manual. a terror offence.— terror offence. it is clear that this _ terror offence. it is clear that this was _ terror offence. it is clear that this was a _ terror offence. it is clear that this was a young - terror offence. it is clear i that this was a young man terror offence. it is clear - that this was a young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. he has shown no signs of remorse. he has shown no signs of remorse-— he has shown no signs of remorse. . , ., _, , he has shown no signs of remorse. . , ., , ., remorse. ice is a community and as a family _ remorse. ice is a community and as a family psyched _ remorse. ice is a community and as a family psyched themselvesl as a family psyched themselves up as a family psyched themselves up for— as a family psyched themselves up for the — as a family psyched themselves up for the trial— as a family psyched themselves up for the trial which _ as a family psyched themselves up for the trial which was - up for the trial which was going _ up for the trial which was going to _ up for the trial which was going to be _ up for the trial which was going to be really- up for the trial which was - going to be really challenging. so relief. _ going to be really challenging. so relief, anger— going to be really challenging. so relief, anger and _ going to be really challenging. so relief, anger and of- going to be really challenging. so relief, anger and of coursel so relief, anger and of course we have — so relief, anger and of course we have now— so relief, anger and of course we have now got _ so relief, anger and of course we have now got to _ so relief, anger and of course we have now got to sit - so relief, anger and of course we have now got to sit and i so relief, anger and of course i we have now got to sit and wait for the — we have now got to sit and wait for the sentencing _ we have now got to sit and wait for the sentencing and - we have now got to sit and wait for the sentencing and then- we have now got to sit and wait for the sentencing and then the real shock, _ for the sentencing and then the real shock, he _ for the sentencing and then the real shock, he was _ for the sentencing and then the real shock, he was known - for the sentencing and then the real shock, he was known to i for the sentencing and then thei real shock, he was known to the services — real shock, he was known to the services. there _ real shock, he was known to the services. there is _ real shock, he was known to the services. there is anger- real shock, he was known to the services. there is anger aroundl services. there is anger around at the — services. there is anger around at the show _ services. there is anger around at the show— services. there is anger around at the show. amid high security axel rudakubana _ at the show. amid high security axel rudakubana was _ at the show. amid high security axel rudakubana was brought l at the show. amid high securityl axel rudakubana was brought to court this morning. finally unmasked, he will hear what his sentence will be. so the

sentencing here to resume after a lunch break very shortly. we are expecting at 2pm, we have reported inside the building and we also have access to a video link which shall uk correspondent has been watching as proceedings got under way. there was a delay and they started later than expected. axel rudakubana has not made it easy for the families who are here today. easy for the families who are here today-— easy for the families who are here toda . .,, ~ , , here today. nope. an immensely difficult day _ here today. nope. an immensely difficult day for _ here today. nope. an immensely difficult day for the _ here today. nope. an immensely difficult day for the parents - difficult day for the parents and for everyone else, the injured children, parents of the injured children, the injured adults. a day when they were supposed to see the person who carried out this appalling crime in the dock and facing justice but we barely got under way this morning when axel rudakubana started shouting rudaku ba na started shouting from rudakubana started shouting from the dock that he was feeling ill and that he wanted to see a paramedic. they tried to see a paramedic. they tried to carry on but eventually the judge ordered that he should be

taken out and he was held in a room in the court and if he wants to watch it he can on the video link. we then add the lawyer outlining what happened that day and in brief a group of 26 girls who had come to attend a taylor swift dance event which involved dancing and making friendship bracelets. it was when talus —— when taylor swift was on tour in the uk. in the middle of them enjoying that event axel rudakubana booked a cab from his homejust outside southport, his home just outside southport, dressed in his homejust outside southport, dressed in a hoodie on a summers day in the medical mask on, he arrives at the dance studio and was dropped off, it refuses to pay the taxi driver and walks into the building and within 30 seconds they were terrible screams, some of which we heard from the video recordings of that day could be heard coming from the dance studio. girls were seen

running out of the dance studio in a panic. some of them clearly injured. you see one of the girls collapsing on the pavement across the road. and axel rudakubana had stabbed huge numbers of times the three girls who died and also one of the girls who amazingly survived, we saw cctv footage of one of the girls who survived being pulled back into the building by axel rudakubana but she did survive. 0ver the building by axel rudakubana but she did survive. over 32 stab wounds, 23 to the back. what the judge heard was that the police arrived soon pretty afterwards, rushed into the building, we saw the footage of them running into the building and arresting axel rudakubana as he stood over bb king who he had stabbed so viciously and

then he was arrested and taken away. we had some snippets of what was said at the police station when he arrived at the police station and he said he was glad that the girls were dead, that it was a good thing and at times some of this evidence was unbearable for the families in court and several times people had to leave. 50 times people had to leave. so this is the sentencing. just take us through, we've heard some of it, what do we expect now? how will thejudge some of it, what do we expect now? how will the judge come to a decision? we now? how will the 'udge come to a decisionah a decision? we still think the 'udue a decision? we still think the judge will _ a decision? we still think the judge will pass _ a decision? we still think the judge will pass sentence - a decision? we still think the judge will pass sentence this| judge will pass sentence this afternoon despite the delays. the prosecution still have a bit more of a case to outline and there will be a discussion on the appropriate sentence. we know that because he was under 18 when he committed the crime that he can't be given a whole life order as part of the life sentence. in other words he

can't be told he will never be released from prison. thejudge will have to sentence him to life and then decide what the appropriate minimum amount spent in prison will be. so it could be several decades but unfortunately the parents of the deceased will hear today about the possibility of being released on licence in some decades. the defence will have an opportunity to say what they think about whether the sentencing should have reductions because of his guilty pleas and is mental health issues. we are not sure they will do that. the judge may feel it's appropriate. and then thejudge will may feel it's appropriate. and then the judge will pass sentence on him. we have got used to this, it's an innovation way when the moment comes when thejudge innovation way when the moment comes when the judge passes sentence they sum up what an offender has done and what the appropriate sentence should be, that will happen on camera and

people will be able to watch it live on the news channel and listen to it live.— live on the news channel and listen to it live. thank you so much for _ listen to it live. thank you so much for the _ listen to it live. thank you so much for the moment. - listen to it live. thank you so much for the moment. we i listen to it live. thank you so l much for the moment. we are just waiting for the sentencing after the break for lunch. there are many members of the southport community in court and of course those families of those affected. 0ur correspondent has spent some time in southport talking to the community they aren't finding out from them how they are dealing in the aftermath of this horrific attack. three young victims will never be forgotten in southport. life is returning to normal for many in this small town but for some it

is changed forever.— is changed forever. people sto ed is changed forever. people stepped doing _ is changed forever. people stopped doing things. - is changed forever. people | stopped doing things. when is changed forever. people - stopped doing things. when you start to laugh, when do you start to laugh, when do you start to laugh, when do you start to smile when you know what these families will always be experiencing? it's a little bit of respect.— bit of respect. this atrocity has hit us _ bit of respect. this atrocity has hit us so _ bit of respect. this atrocity has hit us so hard. - bit of respect. this atrocity has hit us so hard. but - bit of respect. this atrocity has hit us so hard. but it i bit of respect. this atrocity l has hit us so hard. but it has brought— has hit us so hard. but it has brought out the best of us. beyond _ brought out the best of us. beyond today's sentencing people know they will be a reckoning about where else the blame should lie. i reckoning about where else the blame should lie.— blame should lie. i 'ust feel that we can't h blame should lie. i 'ust feel that we can't keep _ blame should lie. ijust feel that we can't keep up - blame should lie. ijust feel that we can't keep up with i blame should lie. ijust feel i that we can't keep up with the ihterhet~ _

that we can't keep up with the ihterhet~ i_ that we can't keep up with the internet. i think— that we can't keep up with the internet. i think it's _ internet. i think it's desperately- internet. i think it's| desperately difficult internet. i think it's - desperately difficult for peopie _ desperately difficult for peopie irr— desperately difficult for people in social- desperately difficult forl people in social services because _ people in social services because they— people in social services because they get - people in social services because they get the . people in social services - because they get the blame for it trut— because they get the blame for it but you — because they get the blame for it but you can't _ because they get the blame for it but you can't be _ because they get the blame for it but you can't be everywhere. | it but you can't be everywhere. the owner _ it but you can't be everywhere. the owner of _ it but you can't be everywhere. the owner of southport - it but you can't be everywhere. i the owner of southport pleasure land is desperate for normality.— land is desperate for normality. land is desperate for normali . ., normality. the impact on the town has _ normality. the impact on the town has been _ normality. the impact on the town has been devastating. i normality. the impact on the - town has been devastating. from within when hour of it happening a lady came to the gate, who 1515 00:11:18,471 --> 00:11:18,