Aklakur Rahman tried to murder five prison officers in eight weeks

An inmate accused of trying to murder five prison officers in eight weeks will stand trial next month. Aklakur Rahman, 38, allegedly tried to kill three members of staff at maximum security HMP Belmarsh and two others at HMP Swaleside between September 2022 and October 2022. Rahman, formerly of Ipswich, Suffolk, is charged with 15 offences, including five of attempted murder, six of assaulting an emergency worker and four of possessing an article with a blade or point in prison….