SOUTHPORT monster Axel Rudakubana hurled scalding water over a prison officer.
The stricken guard was rushed to hospital after the horror attack while cops were called.
A probe is now underway into how got hold of boiling water to hurl over a officer.
The launched a horrific pre-planned attack on a landing.
He is on the , who last month.
Rudakubana, for murdering three young girls, poured scalding water over a guard at in South East on Thursday.
Other officers were alerted by the guard’s screams and restrained Rudakubana.
The officer was rushed to hospital while cops were called and the jail locked down.
A source said: “This is terrifying and shocking in equal measure – and questions will be raised about this attack, especially coming so soon after the one by Abedi.
“One of those will be why Rudakubana had access to boiling or hot water, and how on earth he was able to carry this out.”;
It was initially feared Rudakubana mixed it with sugar to cause more severe burns and scarring.
The officer was taken to nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich for treatment.
Fortunately he escaped severe injuries and was discharged the same day.
The source added: “It seems miraculous he was not more badly hurt, and luckily the water was not mixed with sugar.
“Other officers heard him screaming and the commotion. One of the first things they did was put cold water on him.
He is clearly not rehabilitated at all, and someone like him has nothing to lose
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“They also restrained Rudakubana and made sure he could not do anything worse to the guard.
“His regime will now be incredibly strict and he will barely come into contact with anyone and will be fed through a hatch.
“He is clearly not rehabilitated at all, and someone like him has nothing to lose.”;
Another source said authorities at Belmarsh will launch their own investigation – and “make damned sure Rudakubana cannot do anything like this again”;.
He was in January for the murders of Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at a last July.
, 28, injured four guards on April 12 at HMP Frankland, Durham.
One while another was scalded by hot butter.
Abedi was then moved to Belmarsh, but was unable to come into contact with Rudakubana.
The Prison Service said: “Police are investigating an attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh.
“Violence in prison will not be tolerated and we will always push for the strongest possible punishment for attacks on our hard-working staff.”;
Scotland Yard added: “The Met is investigating after a prison officer was subject to a serious assault at HMP Belmarsh on the afternoon of Thursday, 8 May.”;
It comes just weeks before the.
- PC Luke Holden, PCSO Timothy Parry and Sgt Gregory Gillespie have been nominated for bravery awards after being first to arrive at the Southport stabbings.
