{"id":324024,"date":"2026-03-07T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/soham-murderer-ian-huntley-dies-after-prison-attack-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:00:10","slug":"soham-murderer-ian-huntley-dies-after-prison-attack-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/soham-murderer-ian-huntley-dies-after-prison-attack-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ItFbguAZ_0E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ItFbguAZ_0E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in Soham has died following an attack in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old suffered significant head trauma after being attacked with a makeshift weapon by another inmate at HMP Frankland on 26 February and had been on life support in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>He had been serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for murdering best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Ministry of Justice said Huntley&#8217;s crime &quot;remains one of the most shocking and devastating cases in our nation&#8217;s history, and our thoughts are with their families&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Huntley&#8217;s life support was switched off on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Soham #SohamMurders #IanHuntley #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in Soham has died following an attack in prison. 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