Overview
- Rudakubana appeared by video link from Broadmoor Hospital facing charges that include assaults on three Belmarsh officers and possession of sharp stone shards; Westminster Magistrates' Court sent the case to the Old Bailey and remanded him in custody.
- Prosecutors say one officer was allegedly scalded when boiling water was thrown through a cell hatch and another officer was punched after questioning about medication.
- The court heard the alleged weapon was shards of stone that the defendant told staff he kept for 'self‑defence.'
- Rudakubana was moved from HMP Belmarsh to Broadmoor under the Mental Health Act because clinicians judged he posed an elevated risk that could not be managed safely in prison.
- He is due to appear at the Old Bailey by video link on October 19, 2026, and the new charges renew scrutiny of staff safety, prison controls and how high‑risk offenders are managed between prison and secure hospitals.