Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the first day of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

A British teen pleaded guilty Monday to murdering three girls and attempting to kill 10 other people in what a prosecutor said was a “meticulously planned” stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

This is an undated handout photo issued by Merseyside Police of Axel Rudakubana on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, who has pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court, England, to killing three girls and injuring others in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. (Merseyside Police via AP)

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, changed his plea on day one of a trial at Liverpool Crown Court where he was charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9; Bebe King, 6; and Elsie Dot Stancombe,

Axel Rudakubana, 18, also pleaded guilty to ten counts of attempted murder following the attack in summer last year

Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Da Silva Aguiar died after being stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside

Axel Rudakubana, 18, stabbed to death Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29

A British teenager unexpectedly pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last July, while the government said it would

LONDON — A British teen pleaded guilty Monday to murdering three girls and attempting to kill 10 other people in what a prosecutor said was a “meticulously planned” stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

A British teen pleaded guilty Monday to murdering three girls and attempting to kill 10 other people in what a prosecutor said was a “meticulously planned” stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.