Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has won back the right to have luxuries inside prison, including access to a TV and DVD player. The cowardly triple killer had lost his access to luxuries after hurling boiling water over a prison guard in May, in an incident which sparked debate over prisoners’ access to kettles.
Speaking following the incident, shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick said: “I couldn’t care less if Rudakubana never had a hot drink again, nor would the British public. This culture of appeasement, of protecting the rights of convicted terrorists and criminals over the safety of our officers must end, and it must end now. If that means keeping them in cells with just a bed, so be it.
“If it means no contact, no privileges and certainly no cups of tea, so be it.”
“Let segregation truly and finally mean segregation, because – and I want to say this as clearly as I can – I am warning the House now, if the Government does not get a grip, a prison officer will be killed.”
The child killer will now see his regime upgraded from “basic” to “standard” meaning he will be allowed more time out of his cell, have more money to spend in the canteen and have greater access to prison services.
Prisoners on basic are allowed £5.50 a week to spend, although Rudakubana will now in line to be given £20 a week to spend on luxury items.
The decision has caused fury amongst many, with Reform MP Richard Tice saying he was left “appalled.”
He told the Sun: “It feels like he is being rewarded for bad behaviour.
“It’s the opposite of what should be happening.”
The alleged attack on a prison officer is still under investigation, with Rudakubana being placed on a “four-man lock” since the incident, meaning that he is accompanied by four prison officers in riot gear every time he is allowed out of his cell.
The monster is currently serving 52 years in HMP Belmarsh for the murders of Bebe King, Alice Da Silva Aguiar and Elsie Dot Stancombe and attempted murder of many more at a Taylor Swift inspired dance class in Southport last summer.
The Daily Express has contacted HM Prison Service for comment.
