Huntley was killed after being attacked at HMP Frankland in February
The inquest into the death of Soham child murderer Ian Huntley is set to open.
Huntley, who killed 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002, was allegedly attacked with a metal bar while serving his life sentence at the maximum security prison HMP Frankland in Durham on February 26. Durham Police confirmed the 52-year-old was taken to hospital and was in a serious condition after the attack.
He died at the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Saturday, March 7. Inmate Anthony Russell, 43, of HMP Frankland, has been charged with his murder.
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Today (Tuesday, April 14) an inquest into Huntley’s death will open in Crook in Country Durham. The County Durham and Darlington Coroner has scheduled an inquest opening hearing to be held before senior coroner Jeremy Chipperfield.
Huntley was serving life in jail for the 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The ex-school caretaker killed the best friends after they left a family barbecue to buy sweets in Soham, Cambridgeshire.
He dumped their bodies in a ditch 10 miles away. They were not found for 13 days, despite a search involving hundreds of police.
At the time, Huntley lived with Maxine Carr, who was a teaching assistant at Holly and Jessica’s primary school. He denied murdering the girls but was convicted after a trial at the Old Bailey in 2003. He was jailed for life with a recommended minimum term of 40 years.
Carr gave Huntley a false alibi and was jailed for 21 months for perverting the course of justice. She is now living under a new identity.
Russell will attend Newcastle Crown Court on April 24 for a pre-trial preparation hearing. He is charged with a single offence of murder.
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