Southport killer 'to be fed through hatch' like Hannibal after prison attack
The 18-year-old, who killed three young girls in July last year, allegedly used a kettle to throw boiling water on a prison officer on Thursday.
His freedom within HMP Belmarsh, in South East London, will now be severely restricted in ways that echo the treatment of Hannibal Lecter, according to The Sun.
A source told the newspaper: 'They will treat Rudakubana much more severely. It will not be far off Hannibal Lecter because they will take no chances.'
Fictional serial killer Lector, who was played by Anthony Hopkins in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, was held in a maximum security jail.
The source added: 'Rudakubana will only be able to open the latch on his side once the officers have shut the box and closed it on their side.
'This is a huge deal in UK jails as it is considered it dehumanises inmates.
'He will be let out of his cell only after being searched and escorted by at least five officers, who will be in PPE and could use a dog.'
They said the unit would be locked down each time he is moved.
In a video posted on X, shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick compared the hot water incident to the recent attack on prison guards by the Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi.
He said: 'We must never put the rights of criminals and terrorists above the safety of prison officers.
'Labour's Justice Secretary needs to get a grip or else I fear it is only a matter of time before a prison officer loses their life.'
Abedi threw hot cooking oil on officers and stabbed them with 'home made weapons,' the Prison Officers' Association alleged.
It's thought Rudakubana could now be moved to another prison. More Trending
Rudakubana will spend a minimum of 52 years in prison for the murder spree at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
He killed Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and tried to murder eight other children, the class instructor Leanne Lucas, and businessman John Hayes.
On the alleged hot water attack, a Prison Services spokesperson from the Ministry of Justice told the Metro: 'Police are investigating an attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday.
'Violence in prison will not be tolerated and we will always push for the strongest possible punishment for attacks on our hardworking staff.'
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