Overview

• Axel Rudakubana, serving a 52-year term for the Southport murders of three young girls, threw boiling water over a guard at HMP Belmarsh on May 8.
• Despite the violent assault, prison officers continued delivering his £5.50-a-week canteen orders, allowing purchases of snacks like Maltesers and Pringles.
• He has since been placed on a “basic” regime with no TV and restricted out-of-cell time but still receives family calls, religious visits and money transfers.
• Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick denounced the maintained perks as a “disgrace” and demanded their immediate removal alongside broader prison policy reforms.
• The Ministry of Justice has launched an inquiry into the incident and faces increasing pressure to tighten security and oversight in high-risk units.