THE teenager accused of the fatal stabbing of three girls at a dance class in Southport is due to appear in court tomorrow (Wednesday, November 13).

Axel Rudakubana, aged 18, from Banks in Lancashire is due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court via video link at 2pm on Wednesday, November 13 for a Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing.

He faces three charges of murder, 10 charges of attempted murder and one charge of possession of a knife – all relating to the incident at Hart Street, Southport on July 29 2024.

He was additionally charged on October 29 with production of a biological toxin, namely ricin, contrary to Section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974; and possessing information, namely a pdf file entitled “Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants: The Al-Qaeda Training Manual” of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Rudakubana is already charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, who were fatally stabbed during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Hart Street, Southport, on July 29.

He is also charged with the attempted murder of eight other children, instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes, as well as possession of a knife.