Ian Huntley suspected attacker’s 3-word boast after ‘splitting child killer’s head in two’ | UK | News
Ian Huntley’s alleged attacker reportedly shouted “I did it” after beating the child killer with a spiked metal pole. Huntley’s head was “split in two” after being shot six times.
Former carer Huntley murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman as they left their family barbecue to buy sweets in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on 4 August 2002. He threw their bodies into a ditch.
Huntley is serving a life sentence for the murders, with a recommendation that he receive a minimum of 40 years in prison.
Sun He said the killer was knocked unconscious with a metal pole and quoted a source as saying his situation was “touch and go.”
Thursday’s attack was the final attempt on Huntley’s life. It was thought that he was kept under close observation to prevent similar attacks.
Robber Damien Fowkes slashed Huntley with a homemade gun, causing a “serious, deep cut on the left side of the neck” with a 7-inch (18 cm) wound requiring 21 stitches in 2010.
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Fowkes asked a prison officer: “Is he dead? I hope so.” He described Huntley as “a notorious child murderer both in prison and in society at large”.
A Prison Service spokesman said: “A prisoner is receiving treatment following an incident at HMP Frankland on Thursday morning. It would be inappropriate to comment further while police continue to investigate.”
A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service said of today’s alleged attack: “We sent two ambulance crews to the scene and requested support from the Great Northern Air Ambulance Service. One patient was transported to hospital by road.”
A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said earlier today: “The 52-year-old prisoner injured during this morning’s attack in the workshop at HMP Frankland remains in a serious condition in hospital following treatment for a head injury.
“Police forensic teams examined the scene of the attack throughout the day to collect evidence. A male prisoner in his mid-40s was identified by the police investigating the incident.
“He has not been arrested at this stage, but he continues to be detained in prison.”
