Axel Rudakubana, who is serving time for the Southport killings, appears via videolink from Broadmoor Hospital at a hearing connected to alleged attacks on prison staff at Belmarsh. Outlets report he faces charges tied to an incident involving a prison guard being taken to hospital.

BBC and other coverage describe the case as an application for trial after the defendant is charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to a prison officer. The Mirror and the Daily Mail describe the alleged method in more graphic terms, including references to “sugar-water” and “napalm”-like substances, reflecting differing characterisations used by the papers rather than settled facts. The reports agree on the defendant’s identity, the court context (hearings leading to a trial), and that the matter concerns alleged harm caused to a Belmarsh officer.

No verdict is reported in the accounts provided, and the details of what was used or how the attack occurred are matters for the trial process.