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Soham murderer Ian Huntley seriously injured in prison assault
Ian Huntley, serving life for the 2002 Soham murders, was critically injured in a prison attack; his condition was described as 'touch and go' by sources.
- Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer, was seriously injured in an assault at HMP Frankland, County Durham, on February 26, 2026, after being found lying in a pool of blood around 9am.
- Huntley is serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of 10-year-old victims Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman with a minimum term of 40 years and has been attacked in custody multiple times, including a throat slashing in 2010 and scalding in 2005.
- Emergency services logged calls at 9.23am and the Great North Air Ambulance Service was activated at 9.39am, with the patient later taken to hospital by road accompanied by North East Ambulance Service staff.
- A Prison Service spokesperson said a prisoner is receiving treatment and said it would be inappropriate to comment further while police investigate, after Huntley's serious injury at HMP Frankland.
- The prison environment is increasingly volatile, with Marcus Johnstone, managing director of PCD Solicitors, stating high-profile inmates are vulnerable to attacks, especially amid staffing declines.
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Child killer Ian Huntley 'fighting for his life' after brutal prison attack with metal pole
A monstrous child killer is fighting for his life after being battered unconscious in a vicious attack with a metal pole whilst in prison.Ian Huntley, 52, was" left lying in a pool of blood" on his prison wing and rushed to hospital after being targeted by another inmate at around 9am on Thursday.Reports said the killer’s condition was “touch and go” after the attack by a vengeful fellow inmate with a metal pole.The beating at HMP Frankland, Cou…
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