Soham killer Ian Huntley put himself susceptible to assault after placing on weight in jail, it has been claimed. Durham Constabulary stated Huntley stays in a severe situation in hospital after he was attacked within the workshop of a most safety jail by an inmate with a metallic bar.
According to reviews, triple killer Anthony Russell was detained after Huntley, 52, was repeatedly smashed over the pinnacle at HMP Frankland, Durham, on Thursday morning. The drive declined to establish the suspect however stated on Thursday {that a} man in his mid-40s had been detained within the jail, however had not but been arrested. It has been claimed that by gaining weight, Huntley has been out of his cell extra for train periods which has drawn higher consideration to him.
A supply instructed the Daily Mail: “Huntley’s best chance of remaining safe from attack by other prisoners has always been to keep his head down as much as possible.
“But last year he put himself in a position where he drew attention to himself.
“He had gained so much weight that a diet and exercise regime had to be worked out for him which involved him having PT sessions to try to slim him down to a healthier size.
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“More movement around the prison estate means more people notice you and in Huntley’s case that’s bad news.”
These claims haven’t been independently verified by the Express.
Former caretaker Huntley killed 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman after they left a household barbecue to purchase sweets in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on August 4 2002, then dumped their our bodies in a ditch.
Russell was sentenced to a complete life tariff in 2021 for the murders of Julie Williams, 58, and her son David Williams, 32, at separate flats in Coventry, and pregnant 31-year-old Nicole McGregor, who was present in woodland close to Leamington Spa three days later.
Russell additionally raped Ms McGregor.
Thursday’s assault was the most recent try on Huntley’s life and he was thought to have been saved beneath shut statement to stop related assaults.
In 2010, robber Damien Fowkes slashed him with a home-made weapon, inflicting a “severe, gaping cut to the left side of his neck” with a 7in (18cm) wound which required 21 stitches.
Fowkes requested a jail officer: “Is he dead? I hope so.”
He described Huntley as a “notorious child killer, both inside prison and in society in general”.
Huntley is serving a life sentence with a advice that he serves no less than 40 years for the Soham murders.
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