19岁的阿克塞尔·鲁达库巴纳因2024年7月29日在泰勒·斯威夫特主题舞蹈班实施致命攻击而被判终身监禁，最少服刑52年 [1]。此次袭击导致三名儿童丧生——7岁的埃尔西·多特·斯坦科姆、6岁的比比·金和9岁的爱丽丝·达席尔瓦·阿圭亚尔 [1]。
鲁达库巴纳近日从贝尔马什A级监狱转入布罗德摩高度戒备精神病院，这一举动引发受害者家属强烈反响 [1]。受害者家族代理律师克里斯·沃克表示，"此举似乎是阿克塞尔再次试图操纵系统" [1]。监狱官员协会主席马克·费尔赫斯特则指控，"这个卑劣的罪犯已经玩弄了系统" [1]。关切之声尤为突出的原因在于，转移恰好发生在袭击事件两周年纪念日来临之际 [1]。
除舞蹈班袭击外，鲁达库巴纳还因制造生物毒素蓖麻毒和持有基地组织培训手册而被判有罪 [1]。根据记录，他曾在2019年至2023年期间接受阿尔德·海伊儿童NHS基金会信托提供的心理健康患者护理 [1]。
Axel Rudakubana, the 19-year-old convicted of a deadly attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, has been transferred from a high-security prison to a maximum-security psychiatric hospital, prompting accusations from victims' families that he is attempting to manipulate the judicial system. [1]
Rudakubana was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years in January 2024 for the July 29, 2024 attack in Southport that killed three children: Elsie Dot Stancombe, aged 7; Bebe King, aged 6; and Alice da Silva Aguiar, aged 9. [1] He has been moved from HMP Belmarsh to Broadmoor High Secure Hospital. [1]
The transfer, occurring roughly one week before the second anniversary of the attack, has raised concerns among officials and bereaved families. [1] Chris Walker, the lawyer representing the victims' families, stated that "this appears to be AR again trying to manipulate the system," while Mark Fairhurst, chair of the Prison Governors' Association, asserted that "this despicable criminal has played the system." [1]
Beyond the knife attack, Rudakubana was also convicted of producing the biological toxin ricin and possessing an Al-Qaeda training manual. [1] He received mental health care from Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust between 2019 and 2023. [1]