Southport killer Axel Rudakubana manipulating the system, families' lawyer says
The lawyer for the families of victims murdered by Axel Rudakubana has criticized his transfer to a high-security psychiatric hospital as a manipulation of the justice system. The move occurs just days before the second anniversary of the 2024 Southport attack.
Why it matters
The case remains a highly sensitive issue in the UK, raising questions about the intersection of criminal justice, mental health, and victim advocacy.
Image source, Family photos Image caption, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar were killed in the 29 July 2024 attack
A lawyer for the families of the children murdered by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana says his transfer from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital is an attempt by him to "manipulate the system".
Rudakubana, 19, was given a life sentence for the murder of three children - Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7 - and attempted murder of eight other children and two adults.
On Thursday, Rudakubana was moved from HMP Belmarsh to a high-security psychiatric hospital in Berkshire.
Prisoners who present a risk to staff, other inmates or themselves because of mental disorders can be moved to psychiatric units under the Mental Health Act.
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