Double child murderer Ian Huntley has died in hospital more than a week after being attacked in prison.
The 52 year-old former caretaker, who was convicted of killing schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire in 2002, was admitted to hospital on Thursday 26 February with serious head injuries.
He had been on life support at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary since then, and died on Friday.
Huntley was serving a life sentence at HMP Frankland in County Durham, when he was attacked by another inmate in the prison’s workshop on Thursday.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman remains one of the most shocking and devastating cases in our nation’s history, and our thoughts are with their families.”
A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: “A man who was attacked at HMP Frankland in Durham last week has died in hospital this morning.
“Ian Huntley, 52, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following an incident in the workshop on the morning of Thursday, February 26.
“A police investigation into the circumstances of the incident is ongoing. A file is being prepared for the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration for charges.”
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