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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Catherine Wylie

Axel Rudakubana charged with prison attacks and possessing weapon

Axel Rudakubana Prison
  • Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged with three counts of assault on prison staff and possession of an offensive weapon while incarcerated at HMP Belmarsh.
  • The Metropolitan Police stated that these alleged assaults took place in 2025, with one specific incident in May 2025 involving Rudakubana reportedly pouring boiling water from a kettle over a prison officer.
  • Rudakubana is currently serving a 52-year prison sentence for the murders of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, six-year-old Bebe King, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar.
  • These murders occurred during a Taylor Swift -themed dance class in July 2024, where he also injured eight other children and two adults.
  • He was charged on 28 July and is scheduled to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink on 11 September to face the new allegations.

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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged with assaulting prison staff

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