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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ted Hennessey

Soham child murderer Ian Huntley dead after vicious attack in prison

  • Soham killer Ian Huntley has died in hospital after being attacked by a fellow inmate at HMP Frankland, Durham.
  • The 52-year-old suffered severe brain trauma after being beaten with a makeshift weapon on 26 February.
  • Huntley was reportedly blinded and in a vegetative state, with his life support machine turned off on Friday before his death was confirmed on Saturday.
  • He was serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of 10-year-old schoolgirls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells.
  • Murderer and rapist Anthony Russell, 43, is reported to have claimed responsibility for the attack. Durham Constabulary is investigating.

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