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Isobel Dickinson & Ashlie Blakey

Star Hobson child killer Savannah Brockhill receives twisted fan mail to 'cushy' cell in Styal prison

Child killer Savannah Brockhill is being bombarded with twisted fan mail in HMP Styal.

The 28-year-old is serving life behind bars at the Cheshire prison for the murder of 16-month-old Star Hobson, her girlfriend’s daughter.

She beat little Star to death in 2020, stamping on her in a crusade of abuse.

But despite her hideous crime, it has been revealed that Brockhill is being sent fan mail and cards to her 'cushy' prison cell from 'admirers'.

READ MORE: Devastated dad of murdered baby Star Hobson releases statement

She has also had cash paid into her prison account to treat herself from the canteen.

A jail source told the Daily Star on Sunday that the killer is 'enjoying in the attention'.

Star Hobson (PA)

They told the paper: “It is a sad ­reflection on society that some members of the public enjoying writing to a killer like this – and even rewarding her with gifts.

“A lot are from admirers. It beggars belief really, but Savannah is loving the attention and almost thinks of herself as a celebrity and prison pin-up.”

The source said Brockhill also has admirers in prison.

Brockhill is in HMP Styal (Manchester Evening News)

They said: "She’s really beefed up. She works out about three times a week and does crunches and press-ups in her cell.

"Savannah’s got her own bizarre fan club inside the prison, quite a few women seem to fancy her."

Brockhill has also been bragging about her cell, with its en-suite, TV and views, the source revealed.

She said: "It’s situated around woods so birds and squirrels come and it’s nice to see."

Star's mum Frankie Smith (PA)

It emerged this week that the killer, of Keighley, West Yorks, plans to appeal her sentence after claiming it was Star’s mum Frankie Smith who delivered the fatal kick, which was disputed in court.

Brockhill was sentenced in December last year to a minimum 25 years for murder.

The court heard how she stamped on Star following a campaign of 'neglect, cruelty and injury'.

Smith, 20, was jailed for eight years for causing or allowing her death.

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