"Former caretaker Huntley murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman after they left a family barbecue to buy sweets in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on 4 August 2002, then dumped their bodies in a ditch. He is imprisoned on a life sentence with a recommendation that he serves at least 40 years for the murders."
"Thursday's assault was the latest attempt on Huntley's life and he was thought to have been kept under close observation to prevent similar attacks. The Press Association reports Huntley was left in a pool of blood after the most recent incident."
"In 2010, robber Damien Fowkes slashed Huntley with a homemade weapon, causing a severe, gaping cut to the left side of his neck with a 7in (18cm) wound which required 21 stitches. Fowkes asked a prison officer: Is he dead? I hope so."
Ian Huntley, the Soham killer serving a life sentence for murdering 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, was assaulted in the workshop at HMP Frankland near Durham on Thursday morning and sustained head injuries. He remains hospitalized in serious condition with no overnight improvement. A prisoner in his mid-40s has been identified as a suspect. This attack represents the latest attempt on Huntley's life despite close observation measures. In 2010, robber Damien Fowkes previously attacked Huntley with a homemade weapon, inflicting a severe neck wound requiring 21 stitches. Other high-profile violent incidents have occurred at maximum security prisons involving other inmates.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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