Axel Rudakubana, who is serving a prison sentence linked to the Southport killings, is moved from prison to Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire, according to multiple UK outlets. The transfer follows clinical and psychological assessments indicating he cannot be safely managed in a prison environment. The move is described as being confirmed by the Ministry of Justice in reporting from the Daily Express and Daily Mail. Several reports also say families of the victims’ have criticised the transfer, and a lawyer representing victims’ families says Rudakubana is trying to “manipulate the system.” Sky News and BBC News report allegations that he is attempting to exploit processes to obtain the psychiatric placement. The Manchester Evening News similarly reports families’ concerns after the move. The Guardian reports the decision is based on assessments by psychologists and that he is transferred from a category A prison, HMP Belmarsh, to Broadmoor. The Prison Officers’ Association is also cited by the Mirror in connection with claims that he is “playing the system.”
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana transferred from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital
Axel Rudakubana, who is serving a prison sentence linked to the Southport killings, is moved from prison to Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire, according to multiple UK outlets....
- Axel Rudakubana is transferred from prison to Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire.
- Reporting says psychological and clinical assessments conclude he cannot be safely managed in prison.
- The transfer is confirmed by the Ministry of Justice in some outlets’ coverage.
- Families of the victims and their representatives criticise the move and allege he is trying to “manipulate the system.”
- One outlet reports the transfer is from HMP Belmarsh, a category A prison.
If the authorities have their way, Axel Rudakubana will be locked up until at least 2076. But from the first two years of his incarceration, he is clearly going to make the coming years as tough for everyone as possible...
1 month agoIf the authorities have their way, Axel Rudakubana will be locked up until at least 2076. But from the first two years of his incarceration, he is clearly going to make the coming years as tough for everyone as possible...
1 month agoCourt 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-link on September 11. In May last year, it was alleged he used a kettle in his cell to heat water up and then poured boiling water over a prison officer. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. He has been charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, on May 6 and October 28, as well as attempted GBH on May 8 and unauthorised possession of a weapon in prison on June 26, all in 2025. Victims and survivors of the Southport attack were remembered in a three-minute silence in the town on Wednesday. A lawyer for the families of the children murdered by Rudakubana accused him of trying to ‘retraumatise’ them from his prison cell and of playing the system with his move to Broadmoor. (From left to right) Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar (Picture: Merseyside Police/PA) Chris Walker told BBC Breakfast: ‘It’s a deep concern of mine that this is a pattern starting to develop by him trying to retraumatise the families from his cell, and it’s a deep concern that this is going to occur every anniversary.’ Offenders who present an increased risk and cannot be managed safely in a prison environment because of mental disorders can be moved to secure psychiatric units. People in these units are treated as patients rather than prisoners. Broadmoor, in Berkshire, is the oldest of the UK’s three high-security hospitals and has held some of the UK’s most high-profile criminals, including Ronnie Kray and serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the Yorkshire Ripper. Under the Mental Health Act, officials acting for the Justice Secretary have no choice but to accept the advice of clinical professionals to transfer prisoners to a secure facility. An offender in a secure hospital will be compelled to engage with treatment and to undertake therapies before any return to prison or release into the community. Where offenders no longer require treatment in hospital, the Act allows a swift return to prison. Earlier this year, a public inquiry into the attack, carried out by Axel Rudakubana, found it ‘could and should have been prevented’ if steps had been taken by agencies and his parents. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page. Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
1 month agoAxel Rudakubana has been charged with multiple assaults on prison staff at HMP Belmarsh.
1 month agoThe 19-year-old triple murderer was accused of 'manipulating the system' after being shipped out of maximum-security HMP Belmarsh this month.
1 month agoThe 19-year-old triple murderer was accused of 'manipulating the system' after being shipped out of maximum-security HMP Belmarsh this month.
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