Southport murder suspect charged with terror offence and producing ricin

Axel Rudakubana, 18, who already faces three murder charges, is separately accused of possessing terrorist material

The suspect charged with the murder of three girls in Southport is to be separately prosecuted on suspicion of possessing terrorist material and producing the highly toxic poison ricin, police have said.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday charged with producing the biological toxin ricin and having a document titled Military studies in the Jihad against the Tyrants - the Al-Qaida training manual".