judith moritz reports now from crown court. report that followed from judith moritz, daniel sandford and fiona trott in liverpool, and the programme as a whole, drew praise from viewers, as did the live coverage during the day on the news channel, much of it fronted by sarah campbell. but there were also concerns about the coverage during the course of the week, articulated in this anonymous phone message we received. i wish the bbc would stop showing the picture of the southport child killer. you are enhancing his notoriety. yes, let's make sure it's never forgotten, but we don't need to keep seeing a picture of him. mike mavin made a similar point to us on email. we put those points to bbc news, and they told us... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and on social media, you can email us orfind us on x. you can call us or whatsapp us. and do have a look at previous interviews on our website. that's all from us for now. thank

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool.ame to court, the authorities revealed a string of contacts with the teenager ? all of which will now be examined by a public inquiry. bbc news has learned that that his neighbours received several parcels ? believed to be the ingredients for ricin. 0ur uk editor ed thomas has been looking at rudakubana's background. in less than five years, how did axel rudakubana go from a schoolboy to a child killer obsessed with extremism and death? this was his classmate at the range high school. what would you say to him? he was quiet. he never spoke about himself. he didn't want to be identified. he recognises the classroom and rudakubana in this footage, being pushed back by other children. what he doesn't recognise is what he became. he looks ruthless now. he looks completely unnatural to what i used to know him as. he seems crazy in that picture. he remembers him being expelled in 2019 after ringing childline to say he was bringing a knife into school. he also witnessed rudakubana's return we

judith moritz reports.murdering and stabbing children just a few years younger than he is. he was brought to court in liverpool for the first day of his trial with the jury being made ready, but rudakubana had no intention of it going ahead. his face covered, asked to confirm his name, he wouldn't reply. told to stand, he refused to get up. but then his lawyer said he wanted to change his pleas. 16 times he was asked if he was guilty or not guilty. muffled, behind his facemask, he said "guilty" each time. this was an unspeakable attack, one which has left an enduring mark on our community and the nation for its savagery and senselessness. 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. rudakubana murdered three little girls, six—year—old bebe king, elsie dot stancombe, aged seven, and alice aguiar, who was nine. eight other children and two adults were stabbed too during a taylor swift—themed dance class. i heard all the

judith moritz reports.abbing children just a few years younger than he is. he was brought to court in liverpool for the first day of his trial with the jury being made ready, but rudakubana had no intention of it going ahead. his face covered, asked to confirm his name, he wouldn't reply. told to stand, he refused to get up. but then his lawyer said he wanted to change his pleas. 16 times he was asked if he was guilty or not guilty. muffled, behind his facemask, he said "guilty" each time. this was an unspeakable attack, one which has left an enduring mark on our community and the nation for its savagery and senselessness. 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. rudakubana murdered three little girls, six—year—old bebe king, elsie dot stancombe, aged seven, and alice aguiar, who was nine. eight other children and two adults were stabbed too during a taylor swift—themed dance class. i heard all the screaming, and t

in terms of what happened in court, judith moritz was reporting from court, and she writes that axela had his face covered with a covid mask, he refused to stand and speak his name and answered very quietly, and muffled, guilty, to each of those counts that you outlined. just back in december, he pleaded not guilty, there was pleas were entered on the behalf of him for charges of murder and attempted murder, a most distressing case? he murder and attempted murder, a most distressing case?— most distressing case? he has shown throughout _ most distressing case? he has shown throughout the - most distressing case? he has shown throughout the whole i shown throughout the whole legal process disdain for everything involved. he refused to stand, he refused to take part. at one hearing i saw him at, he rocked gently from side to side, but still would not speak to the court. that is his right to do that. there have been cases in the past where people have actually refused to turn up in court. today, this was where he could not hide any more. he had to be there in court, and he was brought i

stancombe and alice da silva aguiar. judgejulian goose described rudakubana's actions as "e vil" judith moritzin court. their lives barely begun, bebe, ellie dott and alice. three rays ofjoy ellie dott and alice. three rays of joy and ellie dott and alice. three rays ofjoy and innocence. how can their loss ever be measured? a whole town mourns them. the world now knows southport for all the wrong reasons. but it is their parents of course, whose pain is most acute. like alice's mum alexandra. she said: the parents were asked to try and put things into words for the court, as the man who murdered their children was sentenced, but elsie dot�*s mum jenny was clear about her feelings. she said: and it is notjust the children. they were at a class being run by yoga teacher leanne lucas, she stood up in court today and spoke of her trauma. she said: it is six month since that terrible day in southport. today, for the first time, the full detail of what happened has been told including information about the teenager, who unleashed such hell. he didn't want to be recognised. hood up, masked on. axel r

judith moritz reports from liverpool crown court. their lives had barely begun.lice da silva aguiar, gap toothed and smiling, three rays ofjoy and innocence. how can their loss ever be measured? a whole town mourns them. the world now knows southport for all the wrong reasons. but it is their parents, of course, whose pain is most acute. like alice's mum, alexandra. she said, alice was our purposeful living. so what do we do now? our home holes family memories and sometimes we call out alice's name, only to be met with a shock to the heart. the parents were asked to try to put things into words for the court, as the man who murdered their children was sentenced. but elsie dot stancombe�*s mum, jenny, was clear about her feelings. she said, we are not going to stand here and list everything you have taken away from us, because we refused to give you the satisfaction of hearing it. we will not let you know anything about her, because you don't deserve to know the extraordinary person she was. and it's notjust the children. they were at a class being run by y°93 the