Southport killer charged over alleged assaults on prison staff
Axel Rudakubana appeared in a London court charged with alleged assaults on prison staff, including throwing boiling water mixed with sugar at an officer.
London, United Kingdom. Axel Rudakubana, who was jailed for the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in Southport in 2024, has appeared in court on charges including allegedly throwing boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer.
Rudakubana, 20, appeared by video link from Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital and was not asked to enter pleas.
Southport attack
Rudakubana was 17 when he carried out a knife attack at a dance event in Southport, northern England, on July 29, 2024.
He killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and wounded 10 others. The attack was followed by days of nationwide rioting.
He admitted the killings last year and was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison.
Prison charges
Rudakubana was charged in July with attempted grievous bodily harm over an incident in May 2025 at Belmarsh prison in London, when prosecutors allege he threw boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer.
He also faces two charges of assaulting an emergency worker, relating to incidents in May and October 2025, and a charge of possessing an offensive weapon in prison after stone shards were found in his cell.
Next hearing
At Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Rudakubana spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and that he could hear the judge.
He is due to appear at London’s Old Bailey on October 19.
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