Overview

• Rudakubana, 18, is serving a 52-year minimum term at HMP Belmarsh for the 2024 Taylor Swift–themed dance murders of three children in Southport.
• He allegedly hurled boiling water at an officer on May 8, leading to a police investigation after the guard was hospitalised.
• Prison sources report he has issued further death threats to staff, prompting views that he is the country’s most dangerous inmate.
• His custody now requires a five-officer unlock in full riot gear and prohibits all access to prison computers and intranet services.
• HM Prison Service has vowed to seek the strongest punishment for any assaults on staff and is reviewing containment protocols in high-security wings.