A
teenage
boy
has
been
charged
with
the
murders
of
three
young
girls
at
a
Taylor
Swift-themed
children’s
dance
class
in
England.
Axel
Rudakubana,
17,
who
faces
three
counts
of
murder
plus
10
counts
of
attempted
murder
and
one
count
of
possession
of
a
bladed
article
after
the
fatal
stabbing
of
Bebe
King,
6,
Elsie
Dot
Stancombe,
7,
and
Alice
Dasilva
Aguiar,
9,
in
Southport
July
29,
made
his
first
appearance
in
court
Aug.
1.
Authorities
had
previously
kept
Rudakubana’s
name
under
wraps
due
to
him
being
underage—he
turns
18
Aug.
7—but
the
judge
did
not
impose
any
reporting
restrictions
on
his
identity,
following
press
inquiries.
Merseyside
Police
said
in
a
statement
Aug.
1
that
the
teen
is
from
Banks,
a
village
in
Lancashire,
England.
Rudakubana
covered
his
mouth
and
nose
with
his
gray
prison-issued
sweatshirt
as
Judge
Andrew
Menary
entered
the
courtroom
and
did
not
respond,
sitting
with
his
head
bowed,
when
asked
to
confirm
his
name,
the
Liverpool
Echo
reported.
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