Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder

Axel Rudakubana was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents and lived in the village of Banks, near Southport, when he carried out the attack at the age of 17.

Detectives investigating the murders found he had developed a deep and dark interest in extreme violence, spending hours researching genocide and watching graphic videos of murder.

It is clear that this was a young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. He has shown no sign of remorse.