Southport killer Axel Rudakubana ‘attacked jail officer in HMP Belmarsh’ | UK | News | EUROtoday

Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana is being investigated by police over an alleged assault on a jail officer at HMP Belmarsh, the PA information company understands.

The jail officer was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after the assault on Thursday and discharged later the identical night, it’s understood.

A Prison Service spokesperson stated: “Police are investigating an attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh yesterday.

“Violence in prison will not be tolerated and we will always push for the strongest possible punishment for attacks on our hardworking staff.”

Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to a minimal of 52 years for murdering three younger ladies in an assault on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class within the Merseyside city.

The Sunreports that Rudakubana threw boiling water over the officer. The teenager killed Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Alice Aguiar, 9, and six-year-old Bebe King on July 29, 2024. He additionally attacked eight different youngsters, class teacher Leanne Lucas, and businessman John Hayes, who had tried to disarm him.

He was jailed in January at Liverpool Crown Court for 3 counts of homicide, 10 counts of tried homicide, and different offences together with producing ricin, possessing terrorist materials, and possessing a knife.

A public inquiry into the Southport murders started in April. In February, the Attorney General rejected requires the Court of Appeal to overview the size of Rudakubana’s jail sentence.

Rudakubana’s minimal time period of 52 years means he can’t be thought of for launch till he has served that period of time in jail.