Southport killer ‘performed the system’ as bereaved households’ lawyer ‘seeks pressing assembly’
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been accusing of trying to “manipulate the system” and “played the system” after he was approved for a move to to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital
Axel Rudakubana has been accused of trying to ‘manipulate the system’(Image: PA)
The lawyer representing the families of three girls murdered by Axel Rudakubana have accused the Southport killer of trying to “manipulate the system” after he was transferred from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. It comes as the Prison Officers’ Association also claimed the killer had “played the system”.
Rudakubana, now 19, was given a life sentence for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine; Bebe King, six; and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and the attempted murder of eight other children and two adults.
Chris Walker, of Bond Turner, who is representing the three bereaved Southport families, said his clients have been given “the barest of details” and he was “urgently seeking a meeting” regarding the decision.
The killer has now been moved to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital(Image: Daily Mirror)
He also added that the news would “devastate” the three families at any time but said it was “another move” by Rudakubana for the decision to me made close to the second anniversary of the horror tragedy.
Next Wednesday marks two years since he carried out the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 in 2024.
Walker said: “The three families we represent have been made aware of this development in the last 48 hours and it is safe to say that whilst this news would devastate them at any time, the fact that this has occurred as we approach the second anniversary in our view is another move by AR who would appear to be attempting, once again, to manipulate the system.
(left to right) Southport victims Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar(Image: Merseyside Police/PA Wire)
“We have been given the barest of details and whilst we are supporting the families through this we are urgently seeking a meeting with the appropriate authorities to understand the situation before commenting further.”
The Prison Officers’ Association also issued a statement on Rudakubana move to Broadmoor, claiming he has “played the system” to get a move’
Chairman Mark Fairhurst said: “This vile offender has played the system and will now enjoy the freedoms that are afforded mentally unwell patients in secure psychiatric hospitals, including benefits that law abiding tax payers will fund.
“My members will be placed at risk without the protections afforded to staff in prisons because he is now classed as a patient. He should spend his entire sentence in a prison in solitary confinement.
“My thoughts are with the families of the victims and all those affected by his heinous crimes.”
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed officials approved the transfer to Broadmoor on behalf of ministers, but a spokesperson for the department stressed it does not alter the killer’s 52-year sentence.
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