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| Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana | Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana |
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| Police are investigating an alleged attack on a prison officer by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana on Thursday, according to a report in the Sun. | Police are investigating an alleged attack on a prison officer by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana on Thursday, according to a report in the Sun. |
| A Prison Service spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh yesterday. | A Prison Service spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh yesterday. |
| "Violence in prison will not be tolerated and we will always push for the strongest possible punishment for attacks on our hardworking staff." | "Violence in prison will not be tolerated and we will always push for the strongest possible punishment for attacks on our hardworking staff." |
| The 18-year-old was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the murder of three young girls in an attack on a dance class in the Merseyside town. | |
| The report in the Sun said that Rudakubana threw boiling water over the officer. | |
| Rudakubana killed Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Alice Aguiar, nine, and six-year-old Bebe King at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July 2024 in Southport. | |
| He also attacked eight other children, class instructor Leanne Lucas, and businessman John Hayes, who had tried to disarm him. | |
| He was jailed in January at Liverpool Crown Court for three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder, and other offences including producing ricin, possessing terrorist material, and possessing a knife. | |
| A public inquiry into the Southport murders began in April. | |
| In February, the Attorney General rejected calls for the Court of Appeal to review the length of Rudakubana's jail sentence. | |
| Rudakubana's minimum term of 52 years means he cannot be considered for release until he has served that amount of time in prison. |