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16/04/2003
Soham murder accused pleas not guilty
The school janitor who is accused of murdering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman has pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey in London today.
However, Ian Huntley admitted to one charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Twenty-nine-year-old Ian Huntley, from Soham in Cambridgeshire, was charged on August 20 with the murder the two 10-year-old schoolgirls.
His former girlfriend Maxine Carr was also in court to enter a plea of not guilty to charges of helping an offender and perverting the course of justice.
Holly and Jessica went missing whilst out walking in Soham on August 4. Their bodies were later found near Lakenheath, Surrey, on August 17.
Both Huntley and Carr had worked at St Andrew's school where both the victims were pupils.
(GMcG)
However, Ian Huntley admitted to one charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Twenty-nine-year-old Ian Huntley, from Soham in Cambridgeshire, was charged on August 20 with the murder the two 10-year-old schoolgirls.
His former girlfriend Maxine Carr was also in court to enter a plea of not guilty to charges of helping an offender and perverting the course of justice.
Holly and Jessica went missing whilst out walking in Soham on August 4. Their bodies were later found near Lakenheath, Surrey, on August 17.
Both Huntley and Carr had worked at St Andrew's school where both the victims were pupils.
(GMcG)
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05 November 2003
Huntley 'unlikely to dispute' girls died at his home
The jury at the trial of Soham murder accused Ian Huntley has been told that the defendant is "unlikely to dispute" that Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells died in his home.
Huntley 'unlikely to dispute' girls died at his home
The jury at the trial of Soham murder accused Ian Huntley has been told that the defendant is "unlikely to dispute" that Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells died in his home.
19 September 2003
Trial of Soham murder accused postponed
The trial of the man accused of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman – which was due to go ahead next month – has been postponed until November 3. Ian Huntley, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges, had been due to stand trial on October 6.
Trial of Soham murder accused postponed
The trial of the man accused of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman – which was due to go ahead next month – has been postponed until November 3. Ian Huntley, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges, had been due to stand trial on October 6.
09 June 2003
Soham murder accused in hospital
It has been reported today that Ian Huntley, the man charged in connection with the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, has been taken to hospital following a "serious incident of self harm". It is understood that Mr Huntley was taken to Milton Keynes General Hospital at around 4am this morning suffering the effects of a drugs overdose.
Soham murder accused in hospital
It has been reported today that Ian Huntley, the man charged in connection with the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, has been taken to hospital following a "serious incident of self harm". It is understood that Mr Huntley was taken to Milton Keynes General Hospital at around 4am this morning suffering the effects of a drugs overdose.
17 December 2003
Child killer Huntley handed down two life sentences
Ian Huntley has been handed down two life sentences for the murder of Soham schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Maxine Carr, Huntley's former girlfriend, was sentenced to three and a half years for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. She was found not guilty on two charges of assisting an offender.
Child killer Huntley handed down two life sentences
Ian Huntley has been handed down two life sentences for the murder of Soham schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Maxine Carr, Huntley's former girlfriend, was sentenced to three and a half years for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. She was found not guilty on two charges of assisting an offender.
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