Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged with attacking Belmarsh prison staff

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published July 31, 2026 11:24am Updated July 31, 2026 11:24am Court artist sketch of Axel Rudakubana appearing via videolink during a preparatory hearing at Liverpool Crown Court (Picture: Elizabeth Cook/PA) Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged with attacking prison staff at Belmarsh. The 19-year-old is serving 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. He was charged on Tuesday, a day before the two-year anniversary of the knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29, 2024. Rudakubana, who has since been moved to Broadmoor Hospital, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via video-lin