Soham killer Ian Huntley is fighting for his life having been attacked in prison, with police saying they have identified a suspect.
The former caretaker is serving a life sentence for the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in the Cambridgeshire market town in August 2002.
The 52-year-old was found in a pool of blood in his cell in HMP Frankland, in County Durham, before being taken to hospital, according to The Sun.
The newspaper said he was knocked unconscious with a metal pole and quoted a source saying his condition was “touch-and-go”.
Durham Constabulary said a suspect, a male prisoner in his 40s, had been identified following the attack, which took place in a prison workshop.
“He has not been arrested at this stage but remains in detention within the prison,” added a spokesman.
Huntley is being treated at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary and is under armed guard.
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