UK stabbing suspect involved in deaths of 3 girls found with ricin and Al Qaeda material and charged under Terrorism Act

A teenager is accused of killing three teenage girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class for young children. United Kingdom He is accused of possessing an Al Qaeda training manual and the poison ricin.

Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 18, already faces three charges of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a knife, authorities said Tuesday. Police said the new charges were filed under the country’s Terrorism Act.

Poison and PDF study, “Military Studies in Jihad Against Oppressors: The Al Qaeda Police said the Training Manual was found during a search of Rudakubana’s home.

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Later tests confirmed that the substance found was ricin. UK Health Security Agency senior medical advisor Dr. Renu Bindra said the risk of public exposure is low.

“This information confirms that there is no evidence that any victims, responders, or members of the public were exposed to ricin during or after the incident,” Bindra said.

Rudakubana allegedly carried out the stabbing on July 29 killed three girls – Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6 – and injured several others in Southport, a town north of Liverpool.

Merseyside Police did not comment on the incidents terrorist incident No cause has been determined, officials said at a news conference in Liverpool.

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“I recognize that these new charges may give rise to speculation. The matter for which Axel Rudakubana is charged under the Terrorism Act does not require a determination of motive,” Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said. “In order for an event to be declared a terrorist incident, motivation must be provided.”

For an act to be considered terrorism by UK authorities, it must meet a set of legal tests laid out in the Terrorism Act 2000, drafted more than two decades ago, The Telegraph reported.

The incident must include the use or threat of: serious violence According to the newspaper, actions designed to influence the government, to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and to further a political, religious, racial or ideological cause or cause serious damage to property.

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The attacks sparked widespread protests and riots across the country following false reports that the suspect was an asylum seeker.

Rudakubana was born in England to Rwandan parents. Although he was a minor at the time of the stabbings, the judge lifted restrictions preventing his name from being disclosed.