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22/03/2010
Soham Murderer Stabbed In Prison
Ian Huntley, the man convicted of killing Soham schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, is back behind bars after receiving hospital treatment for stab wounds.
The 36-year-old murderer was attacked by a fellow inmate at Frankland Prison in County Durham yesterday.
He was reportedly slashed to the throat, the second attack on Huntley since his imprisonment in 2003.
He murdered the two 10-year-old girls in 2002. They were reported missing from their homes in August of that year, prompting a high profile police search. Huntley was a caretaker at a local secondary school at the time.
It was revealed in court how he had coaxed the girls into his home, later killing them and hiding their bodies.
Huntley was convicted of the crimes in December 2003 and sentenced to at least 40 years. In 2008 he was moved to the Category A high security prison in Durham.
Yesterday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "A prisoner at HMP Frankland was assaulted by another prisoner at about 3.25pm on Sunday 21 March.
"The prisoner was taken to outside hospital for treatment. His condition is not thought to be life-threatening."
Concerns have been raised about security at the Durham jail where Huntley is incarcerated.
There have been several attacks on prison staff.
Colin Moses, of the Prison Officers' Association, has called on Justice Secretary Jack Straw to take a "zero tolerance" approach to violence in prisons.
(PR/GK)
The 36-year-old murderer was attacked by a fellow inmate at Frankland Prison in County Durham yesterday.
He was reportedly slashed to the throat, the second attack on Huntley since his imprisonment in 2003.
He murdered the two 10-year-old girls in 2002. They were reported missing from their homes in August of that year, prompting a high profile police search. Huntley was a caretaker at a local secondary school at the time.
It was revealed in court how he had coaxed the girls into his home, later killing them and hiding their bodies.
Huntley was convicted of the crimes in December 2003 and sentenced to at least 40 years. In 2008 he was moved to the Category A high security prison in Durham.
Yesterday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: "A prisoner at HMP Frankland was assaulted by another prisoner at about 3.25pm on Sunday 21 March.
"The prisoner was taken to outside hospital for treatment. His condition is not thought to be life-threatening."
Concerns have been raised about security at the Durham jail where Huntley is incarcerated.
There have been several attacks on prison staff.
Colin Moses, of the Prison Officers' Association, has called on Justice Secretary Jack Straw to take a "zero tolerance" approach to violence in prisons.
(PR/GK)
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