Posted on 03/07/2026 2:13:07 AM PST by Cronos
Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in Soham, has died following an attack in prison.
The 52-year-old suffered significant head trauma after being attacked with a makeshift weapon by another inmate at HMP Frankland on 26 February and had been on life support in hospital.
He had been serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for murdering best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002.
The brutality of his crimes made him a target in prison and he had been attacked several times previously. The BBC understands that triple killer Anthony Russell, 43, is suspected of attacking Huntley.
Holly and Jessica vanished after leaving a family barbecue in their small town near Cambridge in August 2002.
It is believed they were on their way to buy sweets when Huntley, then aged 28, lured them back to his home and killed them.
The photo of the girls he killed - in their red Manchester United football kits - is etched in the minds of many who vividly remember their disappearance and murder.
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Telling the proper punishment was inflicted by criminals, not the “justice” system.
That’s terrible. I think I’ll have a blueberry muffin this morning.
Yes, some good news for today!
Good.
Even criminals know what Justice requires.
To bad ... so sad ... but I’m glad.
Give the attackers an extra helping of meatloaf.
Prison justice where civilian justice fails.
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