Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after HMP Frankland prison attack

School caretaker who killed 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 was reportedly assaulted with metal bar August 2002: the summer we watched a senseless tragedy u...

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Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after HMP Frankland prison attack

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