0h 22min, jul 24, 2026 y - Rudakubana 'Manipulating the System'

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A lawyer for the families of the children murdered by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has said his transfer from prison to a psychiatric hospital may be an attempt to "manipulate the system" and added "being evil does not mean that you're suffering with psychosis".

Rudakubana, 19, was given a life sentence for the murder of three children - Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7 - and attempted murder of eight other children and two adults.

On Thursday, he was moved from HMP Belmarsh to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital in Berkshire.

Prisoners who are considered to present a risk to staff, inmates or themselves because of mental disorders can be moved to hospital under the Mental Health Act.

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