"The start of the school holidays and a day of carefree innocence became the scene of the darkest horror"

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A teenager who attacked children during a murderous 'rampage' at a Taylor Swift themed dance class, killing three and seriously injuring ten others, pleaded guilty on Monday (January 20).

Axel Rudakubana, 18, described as having 'a sickening interest in death and violence' pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to murdering three young girls Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, during the murder spree on July 29 last year.

He also admitted the attempted murders of eight children and two adults who bravely tried to intervene, Leanne Lucas and Jonathan Hayes.

He further admitted to the production of a biological toxin, ricin, and possession of a terrorist document - a PDF file titled Military Studies in the Jihad against Tyrants: The Al-Qaeda Training Manual.