Huntley's Prison Death: Soham Murderer's Brutal End

0:00On March 7, Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker convicted of murdering two 10-year-old girls and so on back in 2002, has died at age 52. He passed away in hospital after a brutal prison attack left him with severe head injuries. The assault happened on February 26th at the High Security H&P Franklin in County Durham. Huntley was serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years when another inmate struck him with a makeshift weapon during workshop time. Those crimes against Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman gripped the nation, sparking massive searches across their hometown, and the nearby friends after the girls vanished from a family barbecue. The image of them in their red Manchester United kids became unforgettable. Huntley had faced attacks in prison before, given the hatred his actions drew. Officials suspect Triple Killer Anthony Russell, age 43, and his latest incident, and his former girlfriend served time for helping cover up. The murders before her release. While investigations continue into the prison violence, the Soham case still stands as

1:04a grim reminder of unimaginable loss for the victims' families and community.