Southport killer charged with assaulting prison staff
Axel Rudakubana is accused of four separate attacks on prison officers
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Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged over attacks on prisons officers while he was being held at Belmarsh.
The 19-year-old was charged on Tuesday over the three separate alleged attacks in 2025, the Metropolitan Police said.
This week marked two years since he carried out the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024.
He was jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three girls and 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.
Last week the Ministry of Justice confirmed that he was transferred from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.