Southport killer charged with assaults on prison officers

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 18:41

Axel Rudakubana has appeared in court charged with assaults on prison officers at HMP Belmarsh.

The 20-year-old, serving a life sentence, is accused of grievous bodily harm and other assaults. He is alleged to have thrown boiling water mixed with sugar at one officer and punched another. The Daily Mail reports he also allegedly kept sharpened stone shards in his cell.

How it is being reported

• Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'threw boiling sugar water over Belmarsh guard, assaulted female officer and kept sharpened stone shards in his cell', court hearsDaily Mail · 21 Sept, 14:19
• Southport killer accused of throwing boiling water mixed with sugar at prison officerBBC News · 21 Sept, 13:32
• Axel Rudakubana appears in court after Southport killer charged with Belmarsh prison staff assaultsGB News · 21 Sept, 10:49
• Southport killer accused of throwing boiling water mixed with sugar at prison officerSky News · 21 Sept, 08:19

In this story: Axel Rudakubana · HMP Belmarsh · Westminster Magistrates' Court · Broadmoor psychiatric hospital

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