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- Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:18:20 +0000: Southport killer ‘trying to retraumatise families from cell’, says lawyer - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Comment follows news Axel Rudakubana was transferred from prison to psychiatric hospital
The lawyer for the families of Axel Rudakubana’s victims has said the Southport killer is “trying to retraumatise the families from his cell” after it emerged he had been transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.
Rudakubana, now 19, was given a life sentence for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and the attempted murder of eight other children and two adults.
Continue reading... - Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:58:43 +0000: Southport killer trying to manipulate system, say families, after move to Broadmoor - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Axel Rudakubana transferred to psychiatric hospital after it was concluded he could not be safely managed in prison
The Southport killer, Axel Rudakubana, has been accused of attempting to “manipulate the system” by the families of his victims, after it emerged he had been transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.
Rudakubana, 19, was jailed for life in January last year, with a minimum sentence of 52 years, for the murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar.
Continue reading... - Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:51:41 +0000: Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Exclusive: Clinical assessments concluded Rudakubana could not be safely managed in prison, sources say
The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been moved from prison to a psychiatric hospital after clinical assessment, the Guardian can disclose.
He was transferred to Broadmoor high-security hospital from the category A prison Belmarsh this week after it was concluded that he could not be managed safely in a prison environment, sources confirmed.
Continue reading... - Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:44:50 +0000: Prisoner early release scheme paused by Andy Burnham may still go ahead - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
Probation union and crime victims had raised doubts over plan to free 6,000 offenders across England and Wales
An early release scheme for thousands of prisoners paused by Andy Burnham after an outcry from victims could still take place this autumn, despite warnings by probation officers of potential chaos.
The prime minister ordered an urgent review into the proposed early release of about 6,000 prisoners, due to begin in September with an initial group of about 700, saying he wanted to “minimise risk to the public” and would not hesitate to make changes.
Continue reading... - Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:02:27 +0000: Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminals - Prisons and probation | The Guardian
PM says he wants to ensure ‘everything has been looked at’ amid outrage at policy from family of PC Andrew Harper
Andy Burnham is immersed in a deepening political row after ordering a review of plans for the early release of thousands of killers, rapists and sex offenders from prison in September.
After the family of PC Andrew Harper expressed outrage that his killers may be eligible for release, the prime minister responded by pledging to make sure that “everything has been looked at again” before a fresh tranche of about 6,000 offenders were freed on tags.
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