British teen Axel Rudakubana, who was convicted of murdering three young girls in a knife rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in Southport in summer 2024, has been charged with new assault and weapons offenses. File photo courtesy Merseyside Police
July 31 (UPI) -- The British teen serving a 52-year sentence for the Southport killings of three young girls was charged Friday with additional crimes allegedly committed while in prison, including aggravated assault and weapons offenses.
Axel Rudakubana, 19, is accused of assaulting emergency workers in two separate attacks, one count of aggravated assault and possession of an offensive weapons between May and late October 2025
Police said all the alleged incidents took place at HMP Belmarsh in London.
Rudakubana is scheduled to go before Westminster Magistrates' Court on September 11 to answer the charges.
