The 17-year-old who is charged with the attack in Southport is called Axel Muganwa Rudakubana. At 1.30pm on Thursday, British police released the name of the accused. A judge has decided that the name could be made public after he was produced for remand on Thursday morning. According to Sky’s reporter, it is unusual for the name to be published in this way, as people under the age of 18 have special protection in British law. The teenager is charged with three murders, ten attempted murders and carrying a sharp object. Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 7, were stabbed while attending a Taylor Swift-themed yoga workshop. Eight other children were also injured in the attack, five of them critically. In the morning hours today came the positive news that two of the children have been discharged from hospital. Photo: Reuters/NTB Scanpix Covered his face on the way into court The 17-year-old who is charged with the attack in Southport appeared in Liverpool District Court on Thursday. He arrived at the district court in a large column of riot police cars. The boy was dressed in gray tracksuits from the prison, and used the sweater to cover parts of his face on the way into court. Later on Thursday, he will appear at Liverpool Crown Court, the highest first-instance court for criminal cases in England. Violent demonstrations Photo: Jordan Pettitt / AP Violent demonstrations have spread in Great Britain after the knife attack. Speculation about the identity of the accused has been part of the basis for the demonstrations. Today, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is holding a crisis meeting with the British police. Yesterday, protesters threw flares at the gates of the Prime Minister’s residence in London. In the early hours of today, hundreds have laid flowers at the corner of Maple Street and Sussex Road, where the attacks took place. Published 01.08.2024, at 13.43 Updated 01.08.2024, at 13.58
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