Southport knife attack suspect arrives at Liverpool Magistrates Court | AFP

The suspect of the Southport knife attack arrives at Liverpool Magistrates Court in northwest England in a police convoy. The 17-year-old male was formally charged on 31 July with the murder of three girls and the attempted murder of 10 more people in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

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[seigneurjesuistoipshaw.]

All that police protection for a child killer.

[A..]

He's not a boy news need to stop calling him that

[count]

All that protection for a child killer.

[Dalamain]

He gets more protection than the children - sick.

[margeebechyne]

Why aren't we allowed to see him??

[EnigmaBuscandorespostas]

Protecting him. our children anything

[Slaw]

And all those money wasted to protect this individual

[dave]

Protecting the murderer as usual. Shame on you all

[fizzlebizzle]

What a waste of tax payers money, not blaming the police because they're just doing their jibs but what an absolute disgrace

[cutsordesigns]

No way would they protect "John Smith from next door" that

[AngelaG-sb]

Wow! look at all this protection at the taxpayers exspense can we demand a refund.

[sqetexr]

Why are we always getting told they no police then boom they thousands up n down country when things like this happen ???

[forestshade]

But in their own countries, they are executed publically...

[stevegregson]

He has a social worker
An appropriate adult a solicitor and a gp already pandering to this monster

[andrewjenery]

Magistrates court?! This is incredible considering that you can be facing a crown court just for saying something you shouldn't.

[NC-bmuy]

Bringing him to Liverpool crown court is all for show. Any other case would have been taken to a Chester because of the risk.
Media want to recreate Bulger case letting everyone know he's there.

It's so obvious it's cringe

The commissioner should have refused to hold it in Merseyside. Not wise. Not thought through to the point it's intentionally trying to cause trouble.

Reckless.

[johnmoore]

Reading these comments there is no wonder there was rioting.

[grahamarmitage]

Youth offenders should be sent to prison

[Michelle_Schu-blacka]

Love that Scouse accent at the end.

The only one I like more is Welsh accents.

[stevenhull]

He is lucky he did not commit his crime in Russia. If he had been arrested by Russia's FSB his face would have been pretty messed up by now.