The British teenager who killed three girls and wounded 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last summer has interrupted his sentencing hearing by screaming “I feel pain” in court — with a relative of one of the dead girls calling him a “coward.”Axel Rudakubana, now 18, was removed from the courtroom at Liverpool Crown Court Thursday after he shouted out, “I feel pain.I feel ill.
Don’t continue.”“I can’t remain quiet.I haven’t eaten for 10 days.
I feel ill.I’m not going to remain quiet,” he added while the prosecution opening was ongoing, before he was ejected from court.Rudakubana’s defense team told the court that the teen “has not eaten for a number of days” and “has drunk very little over that period of time.”“There was concern about his ability to be in a high pressure situation,” they added.However, the judge said he was reassured that Rudakubana was fit to attend and the court, which medics present in court later confirmed.Rudakubana’s legal team has now requested a second opinion.As Rudakubana left the dock, a family member of one of the deceased children shouted, “Coward.”On Monday, the teen pleaded guilty to the heartless killings of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, as well as 10 counts of attempted murder.Rudakubana stabbed eight other children — ranging in age from 7 to 13 — as well as two adults who rushed to help them during a class for young kids to learn yoga and dance to the songs of Taylor Swift.A total of 15 other girls witnessed the killings take place, officials said.He also admitted to having an al-Qaida training manual, titled “Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants,” at his home close to the bloodbath in Southport, England — as well as the deadly poison ricin.He committed the heinous crimes just days before his 18th birthday.The teen had previously consistently refused to speak in court including when he was asked to identify hims...