Teen accused of UK Southport murders faces new ‘terrorism’ charge

Police accidental aft caller charges that Southport stabbings were inactive not being treated arsenic ‘terrorist related’.

A teen accused of murdering 3 young girls successful a knife attack successful bluish England successful July has been charged with accumulation of the deadly poison ricin and a “terrorism” offence.

Axel Rudakubana, who is accused of sidesplitting girls aged betwixt six and 9 astatine a Taylor Swift-themed creation lawsuit successful Southport, has besides been has besides been charged with accumulation of the lethal biologic toxin ricin and possession of an al-Qaeda grooming manual.

The 18-year-old appeared astatine Westminster Magistrates’ Court by videolink from Belmarsh Prison connected Wednesday, wearing a grey prison-issue tracksuit, with his sweatshirt held implicit his face.

He did not reply erstwhile asked to corroborate his sanction and has yet to participate immoderate pleas to charges of execution and attempted murder.

Rudakubana is expected to adjacent look astatine Liverpool Crown Court connected November 13, erstwhile helium whitethorn beryllium asked to participate his pleas.

Police said aft the caller charges were made nationalist that the stabbings were inactive not being treated arsenic “terrorist related”. Merseyside Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said nary ricin was recovered astatine the scene.

Riots broke retired successful Southport and crossed the United Kingdom successful the weeks pursuing the incident, aft mendacious reports dispersed connected societal media that the suspected slayer was a Muslim migrant.

Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar (left to right) were victims of a weapon onslaught during a creation lawsuit successful Southport [File: Merseyside Police/Reuters]

The disturbances included attacks connected mosques and hotels lodging asylum seekers, arsenic constabulary denied a coercion nexus and sought to quash rumours that the fishy was a migrant by saying helium had been calved successful Britain.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governmental rivals questioned whether a “cover-up” took spot aft the caller charges included terrorism.

Conservative enactment campaigner Robert Jenrick said helium was acrophobic that facts whitethorn person been withheld from the public. “Any proposition of a cover-up volition permanently harm nationalist spot successful whether we’re being told the information astir transgression successful our country,” helium said.

Starmer’s bureau said it was important that the constabulary and Crown Prosecution Service were allowed to bash their jobs and found the facts.

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