Killer Ian Huntley is to sue the prison service after he had his throat slashed by another inmate in Frankland Prison, County Durham.
Soham Killer To Sue Prison Service For £100k
333 Comments12:36pm UK, Saturday July 31, 2010
Carole Erskine, Sky News Online
Killer Ian Huntley is to sue the prison service after he had his throat slashed by another inmate in Frankland Prison, County Durham.
It is reported he is demanding almost £100,000 from the Ministry of Justice for failing in its duty of care towards him.
He was taken to hospital in March after the attack and required urgent treatment.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "Ian Huntley is bringing a claim against the Ministry of Justice following an assault by another prisoner.
"The claim is currently being vigorously defended."
Huntley is serving life for murdering 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in 2002.
It is thought that he will receive legal aid to fight the case, which could end up costing the taxpayer over £1m.
Huntley is considered one of Britain's most high-profile prisoners as he has been repeatedly targeted by other inmates and has attempted to take his own life three times.
He has been seriously assaulted a number of times since his conviction.
In 2003 tried to overdose on antidepressants at Woodhill Prison in Buckinghamshire.
A murderer sues the prison service what’s next?
What do you think about this?
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what an idiot!
He has done that many times before, many prisoners try attempting suicide, so in result they will all start claiming compensation lol. Sorry that isn't funny, its ridiculous.
They shouldn't give such bizarre rights to prisoners. I studied this case whilst i was at uni, and can remember it took forensics a while to find evidence against him.
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.." - unknown
I don't think this kind of thing happens anywhere in the world but UK, soon we will be the laughing stock of all nations around the world because of this kind of stupid ness
At the end of the day he has murdered why should he be entitled to anything let alone a large sum of money like that, if they kept criminals on simple bread and water maybe the offending rate would go down
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