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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana receiving minimum legal entitlements while in prison
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is currently receiving the legal minimum while serving 52 years at HMP Belmarsh, the ECHO has learned. The teenage killer horrifically killed three children in Southport on July 29 last year when he walked into a Taylor Swift-themed workshop shortly before midday. The then-17-year-old stabbed 11 children, killing three girls and injuring the rest, as well as attacking two adults in the rampage. Following his arrest at the scene, ricin was found in his bedroom at his family home in Banks, Lancashire, as well as a plethora of weapons and a second identical knife to that he used in the attack wrapped in his duvet. It further transpired how the murderer had previously been reported to Prevent on three occasions as well as being stopped by his own dad from getting in a taxi destined for Range High School just seven days prior to the attack on Hart Street, Southport. READ MORE: Mum in tears as 'TikTok addiction' means she's going to prison READ MORE: Dad took a knife to a 'straightener' in row over kids' football He was sentenced to life imprisonment in January this year, with him being kept in HMP Belmarsh, a high-security category A facility. But since being locked up, the killer has allegedly attacked a prison officer, hospitalising him and forcing him to take time off work. Rudakabana was in his prison cell at the time of the attack, and allegedly used boiling water from a kettle in the room, as reported by Sky News. He then allegedly threw the boiling water over the officer through a hatch in his cell door. The prison officer was taken to hospital as a precaution but only suffered minor injuries. Since then, Rudakubana has been given the legal minimum entitlements a prisoner can have, which restricts the amount of time he spends outside his cell and what he has access to. It is understood the legal minimum means he can still purchase items from the canteen using money either earnt at the prison or sent to him by family members but spends limited time outside of his cell and is brought items to where he is staying. National chair of the Prison Officers Association, Mark Fairhurst, told the ECHO: "It is normal for every prisoner to have access to prison canteen items that they may purchase from private cash or prison earnings. "Restricting this would probably lead to a legal challenge under the human rights act so the service would not be able to remove these privileges from prisoners." A Met Police spokesperson told the ECHO: "The Met is investigating after a prison officer was subject to a serious assault at HMP Belmarsh on the afternoon of Thursday, 8 May. "The prison officer was taken to hospital where he was assessed before being discharged later the same day. "The investigation is being led by officers from the Prison Investigation Team on the Met's South East Command Unit."
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Channel 4 sparks fury after using Southport killer's mugshot in 'sick' advert as viewers beg 'please stop this!'
Channel 4 has sparked fury after using the Southport killer's mugshot in a controversial advert. Recently, an ad on Facebook for the broadcaster's new shows featured a photograph of Axel Rudakubana and said: 'More of the shows you love, more of the shows you will love. Stream now on Channel 4.' The killer was convicted for the murders of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancome, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport in July 2024, as well as the attempted murder of 10 others. He was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in January. The advert contained a link to a news special about the case, titled Southport Killer Sentenced, according to The Sun. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Recently, an ad on Facebook for the broadcaster's new shows featured a photograph of Axel Rudakubana (pictured) and said: 'More of the shows you love ❤, more of the shows you will love. Stream now on Channel 4.' Patrick Hurley, who is a Labour MP for Southport, took to social media to express his outrage and posted on X: 'I'm really disappointed to see @Channel4 actively promote this image to Southport residents on Facebook, by buying ads targeting them. 'Please stop this, @Channel 4. 'And as for the text in the post - 'More of the shows you love, more of the shows you will love. Stream now on Channel 4' - is this some sort of sick joke?' The broadcaster has since apologised and removed the photograph from the advert. A Channel 4 spokesperson told The Sun: 'We apologise for any offence or upset this has caused.' Ofcom also confirmed to the publication that Mr Hurley had filed a complaint about the advert. The watchdog commented: 'Decisions on how news is covered, including the choice of images, is an editorial matter for broadcasters.' It comes after it was revealed Rudakubana is allegedly allowed to buy treats in prison such as Maltesers and crisps despite throwing scorching water over a prison guard last month. It is also claimed that he is allowed to call his family, have religious visits and receive money from relatives while in the south east London prison. Patrick Hurley, who is an MP for Southport, took to social media to express his outrage and posted on X A source told The Sun that Rudakubana has been 'spending £5.50 a week' since he attacked the guard and is allowed to buy 'anything he likes as long as it's not dangerous'. They added: 'He's still allowed to buy things like Maltesers and Pringles crisps if he fancies them.' Since Rudakubana attacked the guard he has been on a 'basic' level of treatment behind bars meaning he no longer has access to a TV and that his time out of his cell has been restricted. He is also said to be no longer permitted to purchase butter or baby oil which could be heated for an attack.
The Sun
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Channel 4 sparks fury after using evil Southport killer's mugshot to plug new shows that ‘you will love' in ad
CHANNEL 4 has been slammed after using the mugshot of Southport monster Axel Rudakubana to plug its shows. A Facebook ad featuring the triple killer's haunting face was captioned: "More of the shows you love, more of the shows you will love. Stream now on Channel 4." Last week blundering telly bosses were forced to apologise over the gaffe after sparking fury from the town's MP. Labour backbencher Patrick Hurley raged: "Is this some sort of joke?" He added: "I'm really disappointed to see Channel 4 actively promote this image to Southport residents on Facebook, by buying ads targeting them. "Please stop this." Rudakubana, who killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the town last July, had his custody photo splashed in a promo for the broadcaster's on-demand service. It meant the harrowing snap was pushed into Facebook users' feeds without warning. Grieving families scrolling Facebook could have been hit with the killer's image completely out of the blue - despite not following Channel 4. The show linked to the ad was a 20-minute news special named ' Southport Killer Sentenced ', broadcast after the killer was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court. Bosses admitted the snap was used by mistake and had been removed. A spokesperson said: "We apologise for any offence or upset this has caused." Telly watchdog Ofcom confirmed it had received a complaint from Mr Hurley. editorial matter for broadcasters." Rudakubana is serving 52 years for murdering Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine. The Sun this month revealed the fiend hurled scalding water over a prison officer while caged at max-security HMP Belmarsh. 4 4
Telegraph
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
The judge who blocked the Chagos deal at the 11th hour
The Chagos deal was temporarily blocked at the 11th hour by the same judge who sentenced the Southport killer. Mr Justice Goose oversaw the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana earlier this year, where he expressed frustration that he could not impose a whole life order. The High Court judge has now put an interim stop on Sir Keir Starmer handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The Prime Minister had been set to attend a 'virtual signing ceremony' with representatives from the Mauritian government on Thursday. However, Sir Julian Nicholas Goose, 63, has put the future of the controversial deal, which was expected to cost the UK taxpayer around £9 billion, in the air. The judge of the King's Bench division issued a dramatic ruling in the early hours, barring the Government from proceeding with the deal before a further hearing on Thursday morning. High-profile cases Mr Justice Goose has overseen some of the most high-profile criminal cases in the country since his appointment to the High Court in October 2017. In January, he handed down a minimum 52-year term to Rudakubana for the killing of Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven and Bebe King, six. During the sentencing, he had to order that the killer be removed from the dock as he repeatedly interrupted proceedings and shouted out. Rudakubana was 17 at the time he carried out the fatal attack, so the judge said the law 'did not permit' him to impose a whole life order. Condemning his actions while passing sentence, he told Rudakubana he would 'likely never be released' and spend the rest of his life in custody. Other high-profile cases include the Wallasey pub shooting in Merseyside. In July 2023, he jailed Connor Chapman for a minimum of 48 years for the 2022 Christmas Eve murder of Elle Edwards with a military grade submachine gun. Elsewhere, in another case which attracted much media attention, he sentenced four men for the murder of Ashley Dale, a woman who was killed in her own home by a gunman searching for her boyfriend. Called to the bar 40 years ago In his early years, Mr Justice Goose grew up in Sheffield and was educated in the city. He completed a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Leeds before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1984. The father of three served as a recorder from 1998 to 2013, while taking silk in 2002. Between 2004 and 2013, he was head of chambers at Zenith Chambers and then served as a senior circuit judge and resident judge at Sheffield Combined Court Centre from 2013 to 2017. He was the honorary recorder of Sheffield for the same period and the Sentencing Council from 2014 to 2020. After appointment as a High Court judge in 2017, he took the customary knighthood and has been the Presiding Judge of the Northern Circuit since January 2022.
