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Southport girls' parents tell of 'pain and fear' as Rudakubana sentenced

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Southport parents tell of pain as Axel Rudakubana is sentenced for three murders and ten attempted murders in July 2024 .

Families of the victims of the knife attack on a Taylor Swift -themed dance class in Southport have told Liverpool Crown Court about the horrific impact on their lives.

They described how it feels like they are stuck in a "horror movie" with "fear, anxiety, loss and terror... playing on a loop" Mother Jenny Stancombe tells RudakUBana he did not deserve to know "the extraordinary person" her daughter was.

A girl stabbed by Axel Rudakubana addressed him via videolink at Liverpool Crown Court .

She said: "The thing I remember most about you is your eyes. You looked possessed and you didn't look human" Her family said their daughter knows her scars "will be with me forever" The family of Child C said they are "immeasurably proud" of their daughter.

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