Southport Killer Axel Rudakubana Faces 4 Prison Charges Over Boiling Sugar Water Attack
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 21
Southport Killer Axel Rudakubana Faces 4 Prison Charges Over Boiling Sugar Water Attack
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 21
Summary
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard Rudakubana, 20, is accused of attempted grievous bodily harm after allegedly throwing boiling water mixed with sugar through his cell hatch at a Belmarsh officer on 8 May 2025.
Prosecutors said prompt medical treatment prevented lasting injury, and added he also allegedly threatened a female officer before throwing an unknown liquid at her on 6 May 2025.
A third assault charge alleges he punched a male officer in the face on 28 October last year, while a fourth count accuses him of possessing sharpened stone shards hidden under a shelf in his cell.
Rudakubana, appearing by video link from Broadmoor, was not asked to enter pleas and was remanded to appear at the Old Bailey on 19 October.
He is already serving a life sentence for murdering 3 children and attempting to murder 10 others in the July 2024 Southport dance-class attack.