Southport, U.K. killer pleads guilty after knife attack sparks national uproar

The 18-year-old attacker, Axel Rudakubana, murdered three young girls and injured 10 others in a brutal knife attack in July of 2024 that sparked riots across the nation.

On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show, U.K.-based journalist Sammy Woodhouse joined guest host David Menzies to discuss the Southport killer's guilty plea after murdering three young girls.

The British teenager, now 18, launched a violent rampage in the town of Southport last summer at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event. Axel Rudakubana killed three girls, age six, seven, and nine, and attempted to murder 10 other people at the event with a knife.

The attack sparked nationwide protests with some demonstrations ultimately evolving into riots. Hundreds of people were arrested after violence broke out at some of the protests.

"There's been a lot of anger around this case throughout the country," said Woodhouse. "When this happened last summer there were riots, and it spread out over the U.K."

"There were lots of conspiracies around this, of, you know, why he did this, where did he come from, what religion did he follow, who knew about this," Woodhouse explained.

Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders on Monday, and it has been revealed he has an extensive history of troublesome behaviour prior to the murders. The attacker also pleaded guilty on Monday to the possession of an al-Qaeda training manual.

Rudakubana was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents who moved to the U.K. in 2002.

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  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-01-22 19:45:13 -0500
    Such a monster deserves the death penalty. No matter who murders so brazenly, as this horrid man did, deserves to die. Society would be much better off if such jihadis were executed and their supported expelled from the country.
  • Andrzej Matuch
    commented 2025-01-22 17:19:28 -0500
    I agree with David Menzies in regards to this cretin. If he doesn’t get the death penalty, only life in solitary confinement will do.