Ian Huntley Seriously Injured in Prison Assault

Ian Huntley, the convicted murderer of two 10-year-old girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in 2002, suffered serious injuries Thursday morning after an assault by another inmate at HMP Frankland, a high-security prison in County Durham.

Police were called to the facility around 9:23 a.m. on February 26 following reports of the incident. Huntley, 52, was found in a pool of blood on his prison wing and transported to a hospital by road ambulance, with support from the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Authorities described his condition as serious but provided no further updates on his health.

A spokesman for Durham Constabulary confirmed that a male prisoner had been assaulted inside the prison and taken to the hospital for treatment. "A police investigation is now under way into the circumstances of the incident, and detectives are liaising with staff at the prison," the spokesman said. A Prison Service spokesperson added, "A prisoner is receiving treatment after an incident at HMP Frankland on Thursday morning. It would be inappropriate to comment further while police investigate."

The attack occurred despite Huntley's status as a closely protected inmate at the Category A...