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Axel Rudakubana has been moved from HMP Belmarsh following an independent clinical assessment under the Mental Health Act. The Ministry of Justice says the transfer does not change his fifty two year sentence.
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00:01Southport killer Axel Rudica Barnett has been transferred from prison to Broadmoor High Security
00:06Psychiatric Hospital, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. Officials say the move followed
00:11an independent clinical assessment under the Mental Health Act and does not change his 52-year
00:17sentence. Rudica Barnett was jailed for life after killing three girls and attempting to murder eight
00:23other children and two adults at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in July 2024.
00:30He will remain in the hospital until assessed fit to return to prison.
00:34Alderhey Children's Hospital previously confirmed
00:37he received NHS mental health care between 2019 and 2023.
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