Axel Rudakubana was charged earlier this week and will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink on Friday, 11 September – this is a breaking news story
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged with three assaults on prison staff. The Metropolitan Police said the 19-year-old has been charged with assault on an emergency worker, attempted grievous bodily harm and unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon.
The alleged offences took place at HMP Belmarsh in 2025. He was charged on Tuesday almost three years to the day he killed three children at a Taylor Swift dance class. He was jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the murders OF Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiarand attempted murders of eight other children, class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
In May last year, it was alleged he used a kettle in his cell to heat water up and then poured boiling water over a prison officer.
The Metropolitan Police said: “A man has been charged with multiple assaults on prison staff at HMP Belmarsh.
“Axel Rudakubana, 19, has been charged with the following:
– Assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 6 May, 2025
– Attempted grievous bodily harm on Thursday, 8 May, 2025
– Unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon in prison on Thursday, 26 June, 2025
– Assault on an emergency worker on Tuesday, 28 October, 2025
He will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink on September 11.
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