Ian Huntley has just '5% chance of survival' after head 'split' in HMP Frankland attackThe child killer was attacked in prison on ThursdayView 3 Images Ian Huntley was serving a life sentence for the murder of two school girls in Soham (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)Soham killer Ian Huntley was given a 5% chance of survival after a fellow inmate beat him with a metal pole in a prison workshop attack. ‌The child killer was in an induced coma today as he continues to fight for his life following the attack at HMP Frankland on Thursday morning. ‌Huntley was given just a five per cent chance of survival after being struck in the head with a metal pole while in prison. ‌Huntley is reported to have had his head split open after being hit across the head with a three-foot spiked metal pole in the workshop of HMP Frankland at 9am on Thursday. ‌“And medics said there was only a five per cent chance of survival after an attack like that.

Source: Daily Mirror February 28, 2026 03:03 UTC