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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Ian Huntley moans he's ‘being picked on' as prison officers seize items from cell
Ian Huntley, who is serving a life term at HMP Frankland, Durham, for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman has claimed he is "being picked on" behind bars Child killer Ian Huntley has reportedly been "moaning that he was being picked on and treated unfairly" behind bars. The disappearance of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002 saw more than 400 police officers descend on the sleepy Cambridgeshire town of Soham. Alongside volunteers, they worked around the clock in a bid to find the two 10-year-old missing bestmates. The pair had vanished as they left a family barbecue to get some sweets from the leisure centre vending machine, but ended up being lured into the home of evil school caretaker Ian Huntley. He and his partner, Maxine Carr, spoke to the press about the schoolchildren and joined in with the desperate search. Only it transpired that Huntley was hiding a disturbing secret, that he was their callous murderer. On August 20, Huntley was charged with two counts of murder and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, with a minimum of 40 years behind bars. Huntley, who will not be considered for release until 2042 at the earliest. The murderer is at constant risk of attack from other prisoners and has had a string of health problems and suicide attempts behind bars. Now 51, he is serving a life term at HMP Frankland, Durham, where sources say he has been wearing a No10 Manchester United-style shirt — an apparent sick reference to his ten-year-old victims Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. But now it has been claimed prison guards have confiscated the top, which has a white No 10 on the back in an apparent sick reference to his schoolgirl victims. It is believed the shirt was seized during a search of his cell which also resulted in framed pictures of Huntley with ex Maxine Carr plus other items including DVDs being seized. A source told The Sun: ' They turned over Huntley's cell and confiscated the shirt. He won't be getting it back and has been warned about his vile behaviour. The raid was a proper one. They went through all his belongings. 'People had also complained about the Maxine Carr pictures being inappropriate. It was like he was revelling in what happened. Huntley was moaning that he was being picked on and treated unfairly. 'But neither the staff or other inmates had any sympathy and are pleased he can no longer taunt his victims and others by wearing the shirt. It is about time he was treated a bit more harshly in jail.' The Prison Service said: 'We cannot comment on individuals.'
The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Vile Ian Huntley moans he's ‘being picked on' as prison officers ‘turn over' his cell after sick taunt about his victims
SOHAM child killer Ian Huntley has had his red Manchester United-style shirt seized by jail bosses — after The Sun revealed he was strutting around in it. Officers stormed into his cell and confiscated the top, which has a white No 10 on the back in an apparent sick reference to his schoolgirl victims. 5 5 We told yesterday how lags had complained about the top — similar to ones worn by ten-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman on the day he murdered them in 2002. Guards also seized framed pictures of Huntley with ex Maxine Carr plus other items including DVDs. And source said: 'They turned over Huntley's cell and confiscated the shirt. "He won't be getting it back and has been warned about his vile behaviour. 'The raid was a proper one. They went through all his belongings. 'People had also complained about the Maxine Carr pictures being inappropriate. "It was like he was revelling in what happened. 'Huntley was moaning that he was being picked on and treated unfairly. 'But neither the staff or other inmates had any sympathy and are pleased he can no longer taunt his victims and others by wearing the shirt. "It is about time he was treated a bit more harshly in jail.' Sources said Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood had been made aware of Huntley's shirt — and was happy bosses had now seized it. Cons at Co Durham's HMP Frankland, where Huntley is serving two life sentences with a 40-year minimum term, had complained he was 'strutting about' in the top. Pals Holly and Jessica were wearing matching Man Utd shirts when they were snatched and killed by school caretaker Huntley in a crime that horrified Britain and which Carr helped him to cover up. A snap of Holly and Jessica in Man Utd shirts – taken on the day Huntley lured them into his house – was the last haunting image of them. Huntley, now 51, is believed to have ordered the plain red sports top, with a white number on the back, from Sports Direct. Prisoners are barred from wearing replica shirts of teams as they can cause conflict. But sources said Huntley had made his top as close to a Man Utd one as he could. One told The Sun: 'Prisoners saw him wearing it when he was being taken to the gym. They shouted that he was a sick b***ard. But he just gave them a thumbs-up.' The Prison Service said: 'We cannot comment on individuals.' 5
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Soham murderer Ian Huntley sparks fury with sick taunt about child victims
Holly Wells and her best friend, Jessica Chapman vanished as they left a family barbecue to get some sweets but ended up being lured into the home of evil school caretaker Ian Huntley Ian Huntley has sparked fury with his choice of clothing in prison with inmates branding him a "sick b*****d". The disappearance of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002 saw more than 400 police officers descend on the sleepy Cambridgeshire town of Soham. Alongside volunteers, they worked around the clock in a bid to find the two 10-year-old missing bestmates. The pair had vanished as they left a family barbecue to get some sweets from the leisure centre vending machine, but ended up being lured into the home of evil school caretaker Ian Huntley. He and his partner, Maxine Carr, spoke to the press about the schoolchildren and joined in with the desperate search. Only it transpired that Huntley was hiding a disturbing secret, that he was their callous murderer. On August 20, Huntley was charged with two counts of murder and sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, with a minimum of 40 years behind bars. Huntley, who will not be considered for release until 2042 at the earliest. The murderer is at constant risk of attack from other prisoners and has had a string of health problems and suicide attempts behind bars. Now 51, he is serving a life term at HMP Frankland, Durham, where sources say he has been wearing a No10 Manchester United-style shirt — an apparent sick reference to his ten-year-old victims Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. A source said: 'He's been seen strutting about in the shirt as if it's funny. It is vile.' Huntley was called a 'sick b****d' by inmates for wearing the football top — and responded with a thumbs-up, reports The Sun. Inmates there say he has been 'strutting about' in the plain red sports top with No10 on the back, which he is thought to have ordered from Sports Direct. A souce said: "'Everyone thinks he is doing it to satisfy his own sick mind, rather than for football reasons. 'He started wearing it when it became hot enough this year and is often seen in it when he walks to the gym or to healthcare.' The source added: "Officers also do not like it and quite a few have said it's wrong and he should have it taken off him. But staff are powerless to stop him as it's not an actual football shirt and he hasn't broken any rules. However it is just wrong. Huntley is not even a football fan really. The Number 10 is especially offensive and seems a sick reference to the girls.' Tory Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: "This disgusting murderer shouldn't be swanning around jail in a shirt designed to insult the memory of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. It should be ripped off his back by prison officers. The family of those two poor girls are entitled to know that Huntley isn't getting any special treatment in jail, and that his life is as miserable as it can be made to be."
The Sun
28-06-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Killer cop Wayne Couzens secretly whisked to NHS hospital for £17k back op sparking fury over ‘appalling waste of money'
KILLER cop Wayne Couzens was secretly whisked to an NHS hospital for a back op — costing taxpayers an estimated £17,000. The fiend, 52, who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, required intensive security during his several days away from HMP Frankland, Durham. 7 7 He underwent a lumbar procedure — also known as a spinal tap — which usually has an 18-week waiting time on the NHS. The cost of getting him in and out of HMP Frankland in Durham was estimated to be £10,000 alone - while the procedure can cost up to £7,000. The revelation was slammed as a waste of public money last night, amid concerns Couzens was allowed to jump the waiting list. Labour's North Durham MP Luke Akehurst said: 'I would be disgusted if it turns out that this vile rapist and murderer was able to jump the queue in front of decent law-abiding people to get his treatment. He should not be given any special treatment in jail. He's in prison as punishment for his terrible crimes - nobody should forget that Robert Jenrick on Couzens 'The cost of the security surrounding his time in hospital is an appalling waste of public money.' Tory shadow Justice Minister Robert Jenrick added: 'Wayne Couzens is one of the most despicable criminals in our jails and a traitor to the police uniform he wore. 'He should not be given any special treatment in jail. He's in prison as punishment for his terrible crimes — nobody should forget that.' Couzens, who abused police powers to abduct Sarah, 33, in a fake Covid arrest before killing her in 2021, had the procedure this month. The nearest unit offering his op is the University Hospital of North Durham. A typical lumbar procedure sees medics sterilise the patient's back before delivering a local anaesthetic. They then drain fluid with a syringe. Couzens is believed to have spent several days in hospital before being driven the three miles back to the Category A prison's healthcare unit. A source told how the operation was not an emergency and was carried out 'to make him comfortable'. They said: 'People are angry at how he was treated — and how much effort the authorities went to, as well as how much it cost. 'Couzens is constantly moaning in jail and had been complaining about back pain so was assessed in healthcare at the prison. 'The security operation to get him to and from the hospital would have easily run to more than £10,000. 'He was taken straight from his cell into a Category A van, which is bullet-proof with a custody manager and at least four prison officers. 'While he was at the hospital, armed police would have been on guard. Couzens was classed as a 'high-risk escort' — not because he poses a danger but because of the danger to him from the public. 'He is recognisable and reviled so they do not take chances. 'He would have been treated on a ward — but in his own room — to keep him away from people. The prison and NHS have a duty of care to him, like they do with everyone. 'But this was apparently not even an emergency procedure and was basically done to relieve pressure on him and make him comfortable.' Ex-prison governor Vanessa Frake, who ran London's notorious Wormwood Scrubs, said: 'Getting prisoners to operations like this is all down to risk. It would have taken a while to plan with the police and the hospital, assessing not only his safety, but the safety of prison staff, healthcare staff, other patients and the public. 'It's not an unusual thing for prisoners to go out to hospital. This is more unusual because he is who he is, and that makes it much more difficult not only for the prison staff but the hospital staff as well. 'I understand people's concerns about it. But more than that, I think about Sarah Everard's family and how they must be feeling.' Sources said Couzens was 'reluctant' to move from the jail's hospital as he fears being attacked. 7 We told in March 2022 how the former Met firearms officer had been allowed to buy an Xbox 360 as a reward for good behaviour. But he then moaned after being barred from playing violent games like Call of Duty and Gears of War. Couzens — handed a whole-life tariff because of his heinous crimes — is housed with other fiends including double child murderer Ian Huntley and morgue monster David Fuller. He has previously been on suicide watch and is regularly placed on ACCT — Assessment, Care in Custody, and Teamwork — programmes which involve close monitoring of vulnerable lags. Former Met detective Peter Bleksley said: 'Couzens should be at the very bottom of the pecking order when it comes to NHS treatment. 'It sticks in the craw when any killer like him is effectively whisked to the front of the queue. If anybody has had their procedures cancelled or even delayed so he can be treated, it is a scandal and an insult to the memory of Sarah.' The Prison Service would not comment on healthcare issues. 7 7 CHANCES TO STOP KILLER By Sarah Ridley KILLER cop Wayne Couzens committed a catalogue of sex offences before murdering Sarah Everard in one of the most shocking crimes of the century. He should have been arrested as far back as 2015 — six years before killing Sarah in March 2021 — but Kent Police failed to investigate an indecent exposure incident, a watchdog ruled. It meant Couzens was able to join the Civil Nuclear Constabulary and then the Met in 2018. The rapist was then linked to two indecent exposures in November 2020 and February 2021, which police allegedly failed to investigate. He pleaded guilty to these charges in 2023. On the first occasion, he appeared naked in a rural lane in Deal, Kent, and exposed his genitals while on duty as a woman cycled past. The victim reported the incident to Kent Police. Couzens also exposed himself to staff at a McDonald's in Swanley, Kent, on February 14 and 27, 2021. He paid by card and was driving his own car, but it was not properly investigated. Just four days later, Couzens abducted Sarah before raping and strangling her. He was jailed for life at the Old Bailey in September 2021. In February last year, the Angiolini Inquiry ruled there were multiple missed chances to stop Couzens due to his history of offending.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Yahoo
Trial date set for prison hammer-attack suspect
A trial date has been set for a man accused of attempting to murder an inmate with a hammer at a maximum security prison. Damien Bendall, 35, formerly of Killamarsh, Derbyshire, has been charged with attacking the fellow prisoner at HMP Frankland in Durham in May 2024. Bendall did not appear at Teesside Crown Court for the hearing, which took place before Judge Francis Laird KC. The judge set a provisional trial date for 9 March 2026, while a case management hearing will be held on 29 September this year. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. HM Courts and Tribunals Service
