Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana is accused of killing three girls and injuring 10 others in a knife attack at a British dance class dedicated to Taylor Swift on July 29 in the seaside town of Southport in northern England and will stand trial early next year. years, said a judge quoted by the Associated Press.
Rudakubana will stand trial on January 20 at Liverpool Crown Court on three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and further charges relating to possession of the poison ricin and possession of an Al Qaeda handbook.
Rudakubana, who has pleaded not guilty, continues to refuse to speak in court, as he did at previous hearings.
The process is expected to take four to six weeks. Another hearing is scheduled for December 12.
Last month he was further charged with producing the deadly poison ricin and possessing information that might be useful to someone carrying out or preparing an act of terrorism because he had the manual on his computer.
Police said the stabbing was not classified as an act of terrorism because the motive was not yet known.
/AND/