Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder months after his violent stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England. The man,

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.

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.

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

It was the first day of summer vacation and the little girls at the Hart Space, a sanctuary hidden behind a row of houses, were there to dance to the music of Taylor Swift. What was supposed to be a day of joy turned to terror and heartbreak when an intruder with a knife attacked the girls and their teacher on July 29 in the seaside

After Axel Rudakubana was charged with the murder of three girls and the attempted murder of 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England, the now-18-year-old has pleaded guilty.