Teen accused of Southport murders faces terrorism charge

The coffin of Southport stabbing victim Elsie Dot Stancombe rises at the end of her funeral service at St John’s Church, Birkdale, in August. Photo: PETER POWELL/AFP via Getty Images

The teenager accused of murdering three girls in Southport in July now faces two more charges. Axel Rudakubana, 18, currently faces three charges of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a knife. But today the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced he was also charged with possessing an Al Qaeda training manual and producing the poison ricin.

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