Southport Killer Axel Rudakubana to Appear in Court
He faces three new prison charges, including alleged attacks on staff and possession of sharpened stone shards, court documents say.
- On Monday, Axel Rudakubana appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court facing four charges relating to alleged violent incidents at Belmarsh prison while serving a 52-year sentence for the Southport attack.
- Prosecutor Catherine Pattison detailed allegations that Rudakubana threw "boiling water mixed with sugar" at a prison officer and possessed sharpened stone shards found in his cell at Belmarsh.
- Additional accusations include Rudakubana threatening to "soak" a female officer with an "unknown liquid" in May 2025 and punching a male guard in October 2025, though the court heard "prompt medical attention prevented lasting injury."
- Remanded in custody, Rudakubana will next appear at the Old Bailey on October 19, having attended the hearing via video link from Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.
- Under the Mental Health Act, Broadmoor manages offenders who cannot be safely held in prison, costing taxpayers more than £300,000 annually and having previously housed high-profile criminals including Peter Sutcliffe.
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LONDON, Sept 21 - A British man jailed for the murders of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in 2024 appeared in a London court on Monday, charged with assaulting prison staff and throwing boiling water mixed with sugar at a guard. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Axel Rudakubana appears in court after Southport killer charged with Belmarsh prison staff assaults
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has appeared in court charged with multiple assaults on prison officers.The 20-year-old appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates Court in west London, charged with assaulting three officers at Belmarsh in south east London last year.In one alleged attack, a male prison officer had boiling water, mixed with sugar, thrown at him on May 8 last year.The court was told the liquid was thrown at the officer th…
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