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Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker convicted of murdering two 10-year-old girls in Soham, has died following an assault in prison. The 52-year-old suffered severe head injuries after being attacked with an improvised weapon by another inmate at HMP Frankland on 26 February. He was placed on life support at a hospital but ultimately did not survive.
Huntley had been serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for the 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The Ministry of Justice described his crime as “one of the most shocking and devastating cases in our nation’s history,” expressing sympathy for the victims’ families. Due to the violent nature of his offenses, Huntley had previously been targeted by other prisoners.
Reports indicate that the suspected attacker is Anthony Russell, a 43-year-old convicted triple murderer. Sources revealed that Huntley was discovered in a pool of blood after being struck with a makeshift weapon while at a workshop inside the high-security prison in County Durham. This incident was not his first; Huntley had endured multiple attacks in custody, including being slashed across the throat in 2010, requiring 21 stitches, and suffering an assault with boiling water in 2005 at HMP Wakefield.
The prison where Huntley was held, HMP Frankland, is known to accommodate some of the UK’s most dangerous offenders such as murderers and rapists. Durham Constabulary is currently conducting an investigation into the incident and is preparing a file to submit to the Crown Prosecution Service for potential charges. A police spokesperson confirmed that inquiries are ongoing.
Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman vanished in August 2002 after attending a family barbecue in their town near Cambridge. They reportedly were on their way to buy sweets when Huntley, then 28, lured them to his home and committed the murders. The girls’ image, wearing red Manchester United football shirts, remains etched in the nation’s collective memory. Their disappearance triggered a widespread search involving police appeals and extensive efforts across the rural areas known as The Fens.
Approximately two weeks after they went missing, the children’s bodies were discovered in a ditch near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, about 10 miles from Soham. Huntley was arrested on the same day and later convicted, receiving a life imprisonment sentence with a minimum term of 40 years. His then-girlfriend, Maxine Carr, was convicted in 2003 for conspiring to pervert the course of justice after providing him with a false alibi. After serving her sentence, she was released in May 2004 and given a new identity
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