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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana wins again jail perks after attacking guard with boiling water

NewsSouthport killer Axel Rudakubana wins again jail perks after attacking guard with boiling water
EMBARGOED TO 2200 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 File court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook dated 18/12/24 of of Axel Rudakubana, 18, appearing via videolink during a preparatory hearing at Liverpool Crown Court. Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana's sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General has said. Rudakubana, 18, will likely die behind bars after receiving a 52-year sentence for murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed class in Southport in July last year. Issue date: Friday February 14, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Southport. Photo credit should read: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire
The convicted killer is serving a prolonged sentence in jail (Image: PA)

Assassin Axel Rudakubana will quickly have the ability to watch tv and get extra allowance in jail, simply months after launching an assault on a guard with boiling water.

The Southport killer, 18, is at present serving a minimal of 52 years in jail for murdering three little ladies at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport final yr.

He killed Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and tried to homicide eight different youngsters, the category teacher Leanne Lucas, and businessman John Hayes.

In Could, he used a kettle to warmth water earlier than throwing it over a jail officer, who was rushed to the hospital.

Simply three months after the assault, Rudakubana will regain entry to £20 every week to spend, extra day out of his cell, a DVD participant, and a Freeview TV with as much as 25 channels to look at at his leisure.

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A supply instructed The Solar: ‘They’re mainly bribing him to behave — by saying we’ll offer you a telly and you may preserve it if you happen to don’t assault anybody.

‘It makes his life much more snug and likewise means he can spend extra on cellphone credit score. Rudakubana is cock-a-hoop concerning the change, however I doubt the officer who had liquid chucked in his face can be.’

EMBARGOED TO 2200 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 Undated handout file photos issued by Merseyside Police of (left to right) Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar. Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana's sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the Attorney General has said. Rudakubana, 18, will likely die behind bars after receiving a 52-year sentence for murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed class in Southport in July last year. Issue date: Friday February 14, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar misplaced their lives (Image: PA)

Earlier this yr, households of the three ladies killed within the Southport stabbings recalled their remaining moments with their little ladies in an emotional interview.

The mother and father of six-year-old Bebe King and Elsie Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, spoke about their ladies.

Bebe King’s mother and father, who can’t be named for authorized causes, described their daughter as a hilarious little woman who operated on a ‘excessive frequency’.

They recalled the touching final moments they shared with Bebe, as they kissed her goodbye, burying her in her pyjamas after studying her a favorite ebook and having her christened.

Jenni Stancombe, 35, remembered her daughter Elsie as a bit woman who was ‘grateful for all times’ and extremely empathetic.

Her mother and father stated the funeral, held in Birkdale, was akin to a ‘state funeral’ with the quantity of people that confirmed up.

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 29: A message is seen on a card as people begin to lay flowers outside the The Atkinson for the first anniversary of the Southport stabbings that left three girls dead on July 29, 2025 in Southport, England. 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, armed with a knife, attacked children at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Hart Lane, Southport, a year ago today. Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, Bebe King, 6, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, died, and nine children and two adults were treated in hospital for their wounds. Rudakubana was tried on 16 charges, including murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Notes honouring the three ladies have been laid out on the anniversary of the assault (Image: Getty)
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 29: People hold flowers as they pay tribute outside The Atkinson on the first anniversary of the Southport stabbings that left three girls dead on July 29, 2025 in Southport, England. 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, armed with a knife, attacked children at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in Hart Lane, Southport, a year ago today. Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, Bebe King, 6, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, died, and nine children and two adults were treated in hospital for their wounds. Rudakubana was tried on 16 charges, including murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
The one-year anniversary of the stabbing was this July (Image: Getty)

Alice’s dad, Sergio, ran the London Marathon alongside Elsie’s father this yr.

Earlier than the race, he instructed BBC Breakfast: ‘Twenty-six miles, I’ve by no means completed something like that earlier than.

‘However for my woman, I might do 26 or 50 – no matter. The ache doesn’t matter, I’m going to do it.’

Mr Aguiar instructed BBC Breakfast he usually speaks to daughter Alice whereas working alone, telling her to ‘preserve going with me’.

‘I inform her we’re going to do that collectively, you’re going to be with me – at all times,’ he stated.

Mr Stancombe revealed his daughter, Elsie, had recommended he run the marathon in honour of her grandmother final yr earlier than her loss of life.

‘Just a little little bit of me was like, ‘Oh yeah, alright Els,’” I simply by no means thought I might be working it for these causes.’

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