US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Life at Ashworth Hospital and Its Most Notorious Patients as Child Killer Ian Huntley Set to Move In
- Ian Huntley, 52, the Soham murderer, was attacked at HMP Frankland on 26 February and has been declared blind and not expected to regain consciousness while on life support in hospital.
- Suspected attacker Anthony Russell, 43, who was sentenced to a whole-life tariff in 2021 and handed a whole-life term in 2022, reportedly shouted he had carried out the assault at HMP Frankland.
- Huntley was placed in an induced coma after severe head injuries and given a five per cent survival chance, transferred by high-security ambulance with two prison officers and an armed guard.
- Officials confirmed there has been no overnight improvement, and Durham Constabulary said Huntley remains in serious condition and may be transferred to Ashworth Hospital.
- Following the assault, fellow inmates reported other high-profile inmates, including Wayne Couzens, are petrified, and Durham Constabulary detained a man in his mid-40s but has not charged anyone.
Insights by Ground AI
37 Articles
37 Articles
Ian Huntley hours from death as child killer’s life support machine SHUT OFF after brutal prison attack
Ian Huntley's life support machine has been switched off with the Soham murderer just hours from death. The 52-year-old suffered severe brain trauma in the attack at HMP Frankland, Durham, on February 26.The former school caretaker, who murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, has been kept on life support in hospital after being hit repeatedly over the head by an inmate armed with a metal bar.Sources told The Sun Huntley’s…
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources37
Leaning Left7Leaning Right9Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Center
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources are Center
53% Center
L 21%
C 53%
R 26%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
