An 18-year-old man accused of killing three young girls in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport and producing the deadly toxin ricin will go on trial next year.Axel Rudakubana covered his face with his grey sweatshirt during the entirety of the brief hearing as he appeared from HMP Belmarsh via video link at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday.

The 18-year-old accused of carrying out a knife attack at a dance class in Southport has appeared in court.Axel Rudakubana, of Lancashire, appeared via videolink from HMP Belmarsh for a plea and trial preparation hearing at Liverpool Crown Court but he was not asked to enter any pleas to the 16 charges he faces.

A British teenager is due to go on trial in January accused of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting.

A teenager has appeared in court accused of murdering three children in a stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Southport. Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, appeared via video link for a plea and trial preparation hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday but was not asked to enter any pleas to the 16 charges he faces.