The Attorney General has rejected calls for the Court of Appeal to review the sentence of Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana. This decision comes after public appeals for a review of Rudakubana's sentence, but the Attorney General, after careful consideration, has made the final determination.
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03-04, 2025Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison for the murders of 7-year-old Elsie Dot Stankom, 6-year-old Bebe Kinzete and 9-year-old Alice Da Silva Aguiar in Southport in July 2024. This sentence reflects the severity of the heinous crimes he committed.
Lord Hemmer issued a statement on Friday evening stating, "Having carefully considered independent legal advice, and after consulting with leading criminal barristers and the Crown Prosecution Service, I have concluded that the case cannot properly be referred to the Court of Appeal." He emphasized that, after extensive consideration, there was no sufficient legal basis to support a review of the case by the Court of Appeal.
Lord Hemmer stated that no one wants these families to experience unnecessary further court proceedings, "where there is no realistic legal basis for increasing the sentence." He added that Rudakubana's sentence is "the second-longest sentence ever handed down by a court in British legal history" and stated that "Rudakubana will very likely never be released and will spend the rest of his life in prison."
Lord Hemmer added, "The government has set out the steps that must now be taken to ensure that these terrible murders mark a clear line." He concluded, "Today my thoughts are with the friends and family of Bebe, Elsie and Alice, and the other victims – your memories will not be forgotten." Rudakubana, who was 17 at the time of the attacks, stormed into a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport and began attacking children and adults. In January, he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder, and other offenses, including possession of a terrorist training manual.
