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<\/p>\nDouble murderer Ian Huntley, jailed in the UK for killing two 10-year-olds in 2002, was left unconsious in his cell after being attacked by another inmate. <\/p>\n
According to The Sun, Huntley was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after the attack. <\/p>\n
The 52-year-old was sentenced to life in prison for murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002. <\/p>\n
The Sun said the attack occurred at around 9am Thursday (local time), when Huntley was hit in the head by a metal pole with a spike at HMP Frankland. A source told the newspaper his condition was “touch and go”. <\/p>\n
The UK Prison Service confirmed an inmate had been taken to hospital from the high-security facility in County Durham.<\/p>\n
Durham Constabulary said a prisoner in his 40s, suspected of carrying out the attack, was “in detention” but had not been arrested “at this stage”.<\/p>\n
A Durham police spokesperson said an investigation was underway, with detectives working with prison staff. <\/p>\n
“Police were alerted to an assault which had taken place within HMP Frankland in Durham this morning,” a Durham police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“A male prisoner suffered serious injuries during the incident and was transported to hospital.”<\/p>\n
The UK was shocked at the murders of Jessica and Holly in the quiet Cambridgeshire town of Soham, about 120km north of London. <\/p>\n
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Holly Wells (left) and Jessica Chapman (Source: Supplied)<\/p>\n
The two girls had left a family barbecue to go and buy lollies when Huntly lured them to his home, murdering them and dumping their bodies in a ditch. <\/p>\n
He was arrested after concerns were raised about his strangely detailed answers when being interviewed by the media about the girls. <\/p>\n
At trial, Huntley pleaded not guilty, but a jury disagreed and convicted him of the murders. He was ordered to serve a minimum of 40 years in prison before being considered for release and is not eligible for parole until 2042. <\/p>\n
His partner, a teaching assistant at the girls’ school, was jailed for three-and-a-half years for perverting the course of justice by giving him a false alibi. <\/p>\n
The attack was not the first Huntly faced since beginning his sentence. <\/p>\n
In 2018, the Sun reported that an inmate had tried to slit his throat. A similar incident occurred in 2010. While at Wakefield Prison in 2005, another convicted murderer threw boiling water over him. <\/p>\n
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