Suspect who killed 3 young girls at Taylor Swift-themed event was accused of using ricin

October 29 (UPI) — A British teenager accused of murdering three teenage girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event over the summer now faces new charges of possessing terrorist educational material and producing the toxic poison ricin.

Tuesday’s charges police says“It relates to evidence obtained by Merseyside Police during searches of the suspect’s home”. But the local police chief urged the public to be patient and not fuel rumors on social media.

Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, now 18, is due to appear virtually in court on Wednesday on new charges for allegedly producing the deadly ricin toxin and perpetrating an Al Qaeda training manual titled “Military studies in Jihad against oppressors.”

“My request is for you to be patient. Do not engage in rumor speculation,” Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said on Tuesday.

He said there was now a single charge of producing “a biological toxin, namely ricin, contrary to Section 1 of the Biological Weapons Act 1974.” accordingly Kennedy.

Rudakubana currently faces three charges of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a knife. He will then have an appointment at Liverpool crown court on November 13, followed by a criminal trial in January.

Rudakubana This The 17-year-old suspect was accused of fatally stabbing 9-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 6-year-old Bebe King and 7-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the seaside town of Southport on England’s east coast in July. About 20 miles north of Liverpool.

“Don’t believe everything you read on social media,” the chief warned. “We must not lose sight of the families of Elsie, Bebe and Alice who are still grieving,” he added on Tuesday.

The stabbing took place at a dance school on Monday afternoon. He also injured other children and two adults; some of these were critical.

The tragic murders sparked a series of riots across Britain and the spread of disinformation about Rudakubana, ultimately leading to more than 1,000 people being charged for a variety of crimes that occurred across the country.

On Tuesday, nearly 2,000 British police officers were on standby as a precaution in anticipation of new charges being announced. Guard reported.

Over the summer, new Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the violence following the vigil had “missed” the important event.

Liverpool Magistrate Andrew Menary, meanwhile, said the local judge had decided to release the suspect’s name “in the interest of the public in the full reporting of these proceedings”.

The incidents occurred after politically far-right protesters clashed with police based on misinformation that a Muslim immigrant, not a British citizen, had been arrested for the attack.

Meanwhile, the local Merseyside police chief said the attack had not been officially declared a “terrorist incident” and reiterated that Rudakubana was legally owed a fair trial.

However, the public was still warned against further speculation regarding this justification.

“I realize that new accusations may lead to speculation,” Kennedy said Tuesday. he said.

The matter in which Rudakubana was accused under the protection of England Terrorism Act According to Kennedy, 2006 “does not require determining the cause.” He said that in order for an issue to be explained, “the motivation of the terrorist incident must be provided.”