Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after HMP Frankland prison attack

The Guardian - World NewsEN 3 min read 100% complete by Jamie Grierson and Kevin RawlinsonMarch 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM

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Ian Huntley, the convicted murderer of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, has died in hospital after being attacked at HMP Frankland in County Durham on February 26. The 52-year-old was serving a sentence for the 2002 murders of the two 10-year-old girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire. Huntley was reportedly attacked with a spiked metal pole in a prison workshop, suffering severe brain trauma. He was taken off life support after his condition deteriorated. A police investigation into the attack is underway, and a file is being prepared for the Crown Prosecution Service to consider charges.

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