𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼

As we approach the second anniversary of the Southport attack, monster Axel Rudakubana, who butchered three young children and injured eight others, has disgracefully been transferred to a cushy Grade II-listed hospital in leafy Berkshire where he will be treated as a patient rather than a prisoner.

Furnished with luxuries such as arts and crafts classes, sports and vocational training, and a pottery workshop, the British taxpayer will now be expected to fork out an extra £240,000 a year to ensure Rudakubana’s comfort and potentially provide him with access to a café, hairdresser and a “multi-faith sanctuary”.

Sickeningly, the chairman of Prison Officers’ Association has also suggested that Rudakubana could be eligible for benefits afforded to patients in secure psychiatric hospitals, piling even more costs onto law-abiding taxpayers.

This isn’t the justice that the families of these murdered little girls deserve. The fact that Rudakubana’s mental wellbeing is being prioritised over grieving parents makes clear that our prison system just isn’t capable of dealing with the most dangerous and vile offenders.

It also points to a system that is entirely open to manipulation by vile criminals who should never see the light of day again.

Instead, families who will never be able to see their children again are watching in horror as our justice system panders to the whims of Rudakubana. It’s a perfect summation of broken Britain.

This outrageous decision must be reversed. Families need to be assured that this vile child killer has absolutely zero prospect of ever walking free, and is subject to the harshest conditions that our prison system can deliver.

Anything less is a complete betrayal, not just of bereaved Southport parents, but also of the basic idea that offenders who have committed the most heinous crimes should be punished rather than rewarded.

The fact this is happening under the consent of Labour ministers shows how little they care for justice for victims of horrific crimes.