Southport killer charged with assaults on prison staff at Belmarsh

31 Jul 2026 • 6:20 PM MYT
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Southport killer charged with assaults on prison staff at Belmarsh

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged with three assaults on prison staff at Belmarsh.

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.

This week marked two years since he carried out the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024.

On Friday, the Metropolitan Police said he had been charged with assaulting an emergency worker on May 6, 2025, attempted grievous bodily harm on May 8, 2025, possession of an offensive weapon in prison on June 26, 2025, and assault on an emergency worker on October 28, 2025.

In May last year it was alleged that Rudakubana poured boiling water from a kettle over a prison officer.

Last week the Ministry of Justice confirmed that he was transferred from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.

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