Flowers and tributes outside the Atkinson Art Centre Southport after the 2024 attackA lawyer for the families of the children murdered by Axel Rudakubana has said he is concerned that the Southport killer is trying “to retraumatise the families from his cell” nearly two years on from the attack. Next Wednesday marks two years since he carried out the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024. The families were informed of the decision in a letter on July 22, but were not given details on why the transfer happened. Mr Walker said: “With the vacuum of information, the concern is that he’s manipulating the situation to his own benefit.” “The families say, given that, he needs to serve a prison sentence, he should not be going to hospital.