New court image of Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana amid terror charge

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The teenager accused of killing three children in the Southport knife attacks has appeared in court charged with two further offences.

Axel Rudakubana partially covered his face with his grey prison-issue tracksuit as he appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court via video link from HMP Belmarsh today (October 30).

A new court sketch of the 18-year-old, from Banks in Lancashire, shows Rudakubana sitting on a row of red plastic chairs. He did not respond when asked to confirm his name.

A security officer with Rudakubana told the court that the defendant had chosen not to speak, the Liverpool Echo reports. Rudakubana has been charged with production of a biology toxin, namely Ricin, contrary to section one of the Biological Weapons Act 1974. READ MORE: Horrific video shows moment boy, 14, is mauled by vicious dog in Bolton park as police hunt owners He was also charged with possession of information, namely a PDF file entitled 'Military studies in the jihad against the tyrants - the Al-Qaeda training manual', under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

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