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Axel Rudakubana, 19, who was sentenced to 52 years in January 2025 for murdering three children and injuring others at a dance class, has been charged with four new offenses while in prison. The charges include two assaults on emergency workers and possessing an offensive weapon. The alleged incidents occurred between May and October 2025 at HMP Belmarsh, where Rudakubana was being held before his recent transfer to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. He is due to appear in court on September 11.

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Axel Rudakubana, a 19-year-old man who was previously given a 52-year prison sentence in January 2025 for murdering three children and injuring others at a dance class, has been charged with additional offenses while in prison. The new charges include two counts of assault on an emergency worker and one count of possessing an offensive weapon, all of which allegedly occurred between May 6, 2025, and October 28, 2025, at HMP Belmarsh. Rudakubana is also accused of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in prison on June 26, 2025. He was moved to a secure psychiatric hospital earlier this month and is scheduled to appear remotely at Westminster Magistrates' Court on September 11.

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The 19-year-old murdered Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and injured eight other children and two adults in an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in July 2024.

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- Published Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged with three attacks while in prison and possessing a weapon. asserted

Rudakubana → publish → weapon

Police say the offences took place at HMP Belmarsh over six months from May to October 2025. uncertain

offences → say → October

old → murder → July

He was given a 52-year sentence in January 2025. asserted

He → give → January

Earlier this month he was moved to a secure psychiatric hospital. asserted

he → move → hospital

Rudakubana is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court remotely on 11 September. asserted

Rudakubana → appear → September

He has been charged with the following four offences: Assault on an emergency worker on 6 May 2025 Attempted grievous bodily harm on 8 May 2025 Unauthorised possession of an offensive weapon in prison on 26 June 2025 Assault on an emergency worker on 28 October 2025 When he was jailed, Rudakubana was given a 52-year prison sentence. uncertain

Rudakubana → charge → sentence

The judge was unable to impose a whole life order due to him being under-18 when he carried out the attack. asserted

he → impose → attack

He will likely never be released. asserted

He → release → ?

On 23 July, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed Rudakubana was transferred from HMP Belmarsh to Broadmoor, a high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire. asserted

Rudakubana → confirm → Berkshire

Under the Mental Health Act, the MoJ is likely to have had no choice but to accept doctors' recommendations about whether Rudakubana could be held safely in prison. uncertain

Rudakubana → have → prison

The decision to transfer him was criticised by a lawyer representing the families of victims. asserted

decision → transfer → victims

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