Ian Huntley, who murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, was attacked by another inmate at HMP Frankland and airlifted to hospital with sources describing his condition as “touch and go”
Ian Huntley was found in a pool of his own blood(Image: PA)
Ian Huntley is reportedly fighting for his life this morning following a violent assault in prison.
The Soham child killer was airlifted to hospital after being discovered lying in a pool of blood on his prison wing, reports the Daily Record.
The 52 year old was attacked by another prisoner at approximately 9am. Sources told The Sun that his condition was “touch and go” following the incident at HMP Frankland, County Durham. A source said: “It was absolute chaos and Huntley was in a terrible state. I’m amazed someone was able to get anywhere near him because he is usually really closely protected.”
“They must have timed it when he wasn’t with prison officers and must have used a weapon to injure him so severely.”
Huntley is serving a life sentence for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire in 2002. The girls were 10 years old and knew Huntley as he worked as their school caretaker.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: “A prisoner is receiving treatment after an incident at HMP Frankland on Thursday morning. It would be inappropriate to comment further while police investigate.”
A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: “Police were alerted to an assault which had taken place within HMP Frankland in Durham this morning.
“A male prisoner suffered serious injuries during the incident and was transported to hospital. A police investigation is now under way into the circumstances of the incident and detectives are liaising with staff at the prison”.
A spokeswoman for the Great North Air Ambulance Service said: “Our critical care team was activated at 9.39am to reports of an assault in the Brasside area of Durham. We had two paramedics and a doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 9.53am.
“Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient. The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.”