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Ian Huntley Has Just '5% Chance of Survival' After Head 'Split' in HMP Frankland Attack

Ian Huntley remains in serious condition after being struck with a spiked metal pole by inmate Anthony Russell, with medics giving him a 5% chance of survival.

  • On Thursday, an inmate ambushed Ian Huntley in a prison workshop at HMP Frankland, striking him with a three-foot spiked metal pole and splitting his head open at 9am.
  • Ian Huntley, convicted in 2002 of killing two 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, is serving a 40-year sentence and was previously attacked in custody, including scalding at HMP Wakefield in 2005.
  • After the assault, prison medics raced to treat Huntley, who was left in a pool of blood, and he was induced into a coma on Friday with only a 5% chance of survival.
  • He was taken to an unnamed hospital by road despite a helicopter reaching the scene, with armed officers and senior justice officials guarding the ward, and a man in his mid-40s detained at the prison.
  • Cops confirmed Huntley remained in serious condition 24 hours after the attack, with Durham Constabulary saying `There has been no change` overnight and describing his state as `touch and go`.
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The Sun broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, February 27, 2026.
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