Samantha Bryan, daughter of child killer Ian Huntley, has said a “funeral is pointless for a man like him” after her dad died this morning.
The daughter of child murder Ian Huntley has broken her silence after his death and called for his ashes to “flushed down the toilet”. Samantha Bryan, 27, said the Soham killer “isn’t worth a funeral” as she spoke for the first time after he died in hospital.
Huntley became one of the most infamous killers in British history after he murdered 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002. In a statement released this morning, the Ministry of Justice said his crimes remain “one of the most shocking and devastating cases in our nation’s history”.
Speaking for the first time after his death, Samantha said that not only should her late dad’s ashes be flushed “down the toilet”, but he doesn’t deserve a grave and will burn in hell, reports the Mirror.
She told The Sun: “He shouldn’t have the dignity of a funeral and grave. I will not be going. A funeral is pointless for a man like him. Funerals are supposed to be about celebrating someone’s life and there’s nothing about him to celebrate. It takes up people’s valuable time and he’s not worth it.
“There’s no point having a funeral as he’ll burn in hell. There is no place for him in heaven. The devil is waiting.”
Samantha added that she didn’t want a grave for Huntley as she believed “freaks or weirdos” could show him “twisted respect”.
She said: “I don’t want there to ever be any possibility of freaks or weirdos going to a resting place or memorial, to show him some kind of twisted respect. The thought of that is disgusting. For the sake of what he’s done I want people to forget him.” Her attitude towards the killer is in line with the opinion shared by the rest of Soham, who believe the killer’s “not worth their breath or time”.
Huntley died at the age of 52 after he was brutally beaten with a metal pole in a prison attack last week. The double child murder was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle following the attack on Thursday, February 26.
The attack is said to have left him blind and in a ‘vegetative’ state. His life support was turned off overnight.
In a statement this morning, Durham Constabulary confirmed only that Huntley had died in a hospital on Saturday morning, and that his death following “an incident in the workshop” at the prison were he was being held.
The service confirmed a “police investigation into the circumstances” is now ongoing, with no one arrested or charged in relation to his death.
A spokesperson said: “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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