Axel Rudakubana, who is serving a life sentence for the murders of three girls and the attempted murder of others following the Southport knife attacks, is charged with assaulting prison staff at HMP Belmarsh in London. Multiple outlets report that the 19-year-old is accused of carrying out three separate assaults on prison officers or staff. The charges cover incidents alleged to have occurred in 2025, with the BBC stating the accusations relate to attacks between May and October 2025.
In addition to the assault charges, one report says Rudakubana is also charged with unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon while in prison. The Metropolitan Police are cited as saying he is charged with multiple assaults. The reporting also notes that the case concerns allegations made while Rudakubana is detained, and that the charges are currently allegations rather than proven facts.
