The ex-co worker said she hopes his death can bring ‘some closure’ to the town
A woman who worked with Ian Huntley before he murdered schoolgirls Holly and Jessica has reacted to his death. The woman who worked with him in Soham, Cambridgeshire and did not want to be named, said she “didn’t like” him when she worked with him.
Huntley, aged 52, died in hospital on Saturday (March 7) after being attacked at HMP Frankland on February 26. He was serving a life sentence for the murder of Soham schoolgirls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, 10, in 2002.
Huntley worked as a caretaker at Soham Village College after moving to the area in 2001. One woman, who wished to remain anonymous, used to work with Huntley at the school.
She told CambridgeshireLive that she “didn’t like him” even before he killed the two innocent girls. It was reported that Huntley’s life-support machine was switched off on Friday night after the 52-year-old suffered severe brain trauma during the attack and then he died in hospital on Saturday morning.
A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: “A man who was attacked at HMP Frankland in Durham last week has died in hospital this morning. 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.”
The partner of Huntley’s former colleague, who also wished to not be named, said: “He [Ian Huntley] had one problem, he breathed. The only other problem is when he died, he wasn’t conscious.”
The former co-worker and her partner both said they hope Huntley’s death can bring “some closure” to Soham. She added: “They [Holly and Jessica] would be in their 30s now. They [Holly and Jessica’s] parents could have been grandparents now. [We hope] it’s a rest for the parents.”