A British court sentenced teen Axel Rudakubana to a record 52 years in prison, minus time served, for murdering three young girls in a frenzied stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July.

Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three girls, 10 attempted murders, producing ricin, possessing terrorist material, and possessing a knife.

As Southport killer Axel Rudakubana begins his life sentence behind bars, urgent questions have been asked about why the murderous teen wasn't stopped long before he ended the lives of three innocent