Ian Huntley told woman pen pal 'I've had a lot to deal with lately' in letter written eight days before double child killer was fatally struck by 3ft metal pole in jail
Double child killer Ian Huntley told his pen pal he 'had a lot to deal with lately' in a final letter eight days before he was bludgeoned to death with a metal pole by a fellow inmate. The Soham murderer became one of Britain's most infamous criminals after murdering ten-year-old schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002. He told the woman that he did not want her 'placed in harm's way' due to her affiliation with him. Triple murderer, Anthony Russell, 43, is suspected of having launched the assault on Huntley, multiple prison sources believe. Justice Moses told Huntley at the trial: 'Ian Kevin Huntley, on August 4, 2002, you enticed two 10-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, into your house.
Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2026 06:12 UTC
