‘I do NOT want my taxes spent on him!’ Michelle Dewberry says Axel Rudakubana punishment doesn’t go far enough as she demands death penalty

"I cannot fathom for the life of me why anyone can look at the extremity of this case and not be absolutely more than happy to see this man given the death penalty," she added.

"His age is of no concern to me. I do not want my taxpayer money to be paid to keep him in relative comfort."

Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years for murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last July.

He pleaded guilty to killing Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9.

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The defendant, who was 17 at the time, also admitted attempting to murder eight other children and two adults.

He pleaded guilty to all 16 charges, including possession of a knife and production of ricin, at Liverpool Crown Court.

Political commentator Jonathan Lis opposed Dewberry's death penalty calls, arguing that "the state does not have the right" to take life.

"The state should not have the power to take someone's life," Lis said on GB News.

He maintained that removing liberty through imprisonment was sufficient punishment, stating: "I think we have the power to take people's liberty and this man may never see the light of day again. He has already lost his whole life."

Justice Goose told Liverpool Crown Court that Rudakubana will "serve almost the whole of his life in custody."

The judge noted there was no evidence the attack was meant to advance any "political, religious, racial or ideological cause."

Rudakubana disrupted proceedings twice by shouting that he needed medical attention, despite being seen by two teams of paramedics who declared him fit to attend.

He was removed from the dock on both occasions after refusing to remain quiet.

The families of the murdered girls faced Rudakubana in court, branding him "pure evil" and "a coward" in emotional victim impact statements.

Alice da Silva Aguiar's parents told the court: "Our dream girl has been taken away in such a horrible, undeserving way that it shattered our souls."

Elsie Dot Stancombe's mother refused to share details about her daughter with the killer, stating: "You don't deserve to know the extraordinary person she was."

"What you did was not only cruel and pure evil; it was the act of a coward," she added.