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Ian Huntley has his throat slashed

By Kasie Davies on Monday 22 March 2010

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The notorious Soham killer, Ian Huntley, was in hospital last night after having his throat slashed by a fellow prisoner.

The notorious Soham killer, Ian Huntley, was in hospital last night after having his throat slashed by a fellow prisoner.

Huntley, who is currently serving life for the murder of 10-year-old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, was attacked with a ‘homemade implement' during a fight at Frankland jail, County Durham.

The alarm was raised when screams were heard at 3.25pm yesterday. At

first, it was believed he would not pull through.

He is now being guarded in a prison hospital bed as he recovers from his injuries, which are not thought to be life-threatening.

‘It was horrific,' says a prison source. ‘There was blood everywhere. It was the worst thing I have ever seen. I thought there was no way he could survive.'

Huntley, 36, is one of the country's most high-risk prisoners, suffering a string of attacks since he was convicted in 2003. It is reported that he is only allowed to mix with certain inmates who have passed the appropriate ‘risk assessment'.

As well as suffering a string of assaults, Huntley has made three attempts to take his own life with antidepressant pills. His cell, which is under constant CCTV surveillance, contains photographs of his ex-lover Maxine Carr, with whom he is said to be obsessed.

Police are now investigating how a prisoner, who is supposed to be under constant surveillance for his own safety, was in a position to be stabbed by another inmate.

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Monday 22 March 2010

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He should have had the death sentence as far as I am concerned for killing 2 children. I have no sympathy whatsoever for him
Comment by Tracy on March 22 12:46

Hate to say it ,.... well deserved !!!!!
Comment by H on March 22 12:47

bring back capital punishment. he should have been history a long time ago
Comment by Elizabeth Downing on March 22 13:18

Well I am so happy! Roll on his next horific injury. Think about what he did and then decide that he deseves all he has comming to him. A total scum bag.
Comment by Helen on March 22 14:00

thats no more than he deserves,for what he did to those 2 little girls,he has it coming to him,hope they make more attempts to hurt him,but not as to kill him.let him know and feel what pain is,for the rest of his life !!!!
Comment by glynis snowden on March 22 15:07

Ian Huntley deserves everything he gets while behind bars. Although I do think capital punishment should definately be brought back. An eye for an eye and all that. It's the only way to sort these kind of people out.
Comment by Kate on March 22 15:49

Lock him in a cell - with the parents of the two murdered girls .......
Comment by Anon on March 22 16:01

Yes, that's right - let's meet violence with violence. That'll solve everything.
Comment by Lucy Robinson on March 22 17:45

It's only as much as this piece of trash deserves. It's interesting how fellow prisoners dish out the justice that time and time again that the state fails to deliver. You can see from all the comments that the public are sick and tired of the ridiculous liberal system that prevails in this country. Huntley will probably sue the Home Office for failing to protect him so there'll be even more taxpayers money down the drain.
And don't get me started on the European Court of Human Rights that seems determined to undermine whatever so called justice is delivered by the courts.
Comment by Rebecca on March 23 08:17

Whereas I agree that this man is depraved and should be locked up I find it quite alarming that the general response is of 'glee' towards the violence that he's received- It really isn't the answer to fight back with this vigilante attitude or we could descend into chaos-he's sick (in every way)and we should avoid any behaviour that is similar to his own or we just become like him!
Comment by Tess on March 23 23:09

Ian Huntly murdered two innocent children - I am a supporter of the death penalty - but I believe that this murdering b*****d should rot in prison for the rest of his life. It may be at our (the tax payers expense) - but the fact that this animal has to live in fear - for the rest of his life - makes it feel justified. He never gave his victims the chance to live their lives - so why should he live his.
Comment by Jon Sneyd on April 18 17:03

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