Southport stabbings suspect faces separate terror charge after ricin and al Qaeda manual found at home
- A teenager is charged with the murder of three young girls in a stabbing attack in July and will face a terrorism charge, as announced by British prosecutors.
- Axel Rudakubana will appear via videolink at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday, according to police.
- Police found ricin and a PDF of an Al Qaeda manual at Rudakubana's home, but assessed the risk to the community as low.
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UK Southport stabbing suspect charged with ricin production and terrorism for possession of al-Qaeda materials
LONDON, Oct 30 — A teenager accused of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July appeared in a London court today charged with production of the deadly poison ricin and a terrorism offence. Axel Rudakubana is accused of killing girls aged between six and nine at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in Southport, murders that shocked Britain and was followed by days of rioting. The 18-year-old, who is yet to enter any…
Southport attack suspect remains silent in court facing terror charges
Axel Rudakubana, 18, has been charged with a terror offence and producing the deadly poison ricin (Picture: SWNS) The teenager accused of stabbing three girls to death at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport remained silent and didn’t answer questions in court today. Axel Rudakubana, 18, has been charged with possessing terrorist material and producing the highly toxic ricin which was found in his home. The alleged terror offence relates to a…
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