Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged with prison staff assaults

Axel Rudakubana, 19, serving a life sentence for the 2024 murders of three girls at a Southport dance event, has been charged with multiple assaults on prison staff at HMP Belmarsh between May and October 2025. The BBC also reports a charge of possessing a weapon.

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Southport killer charged with prison attacks and possessing weapon

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Guardian Published 31 July 2026

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged with attacking prison staff

Rudakubana, serving life sentence for murders of three girls at dance event ⁠in 2024, charged with multiple assaults The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana serving life in prison for ⁠the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event ⁠in 2024 ⁠has been charged with multiple assaults on prison staff, police have said. On ⁠29 July 2024, Rudakubana, then 17, launched a frenzied knife attack in Southport, n…

BBC Published 31 July 2026

Southport killer charged with prison attacks and possessing weapon

Axel Rudakubana, 19, is accused of attacking staff at HMP Belmarsh between May and October 2025.

Sky Published 31 July 2026

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged with multiple assaults on prison staff

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