He was allegedly found lying in a pool of blood

Soham murderer Ian Huntley is reported to be fighting for his life after an attack at high-security HMP Frankland. According to reports from The Sun, he was left lying in a puddle of blood on his prison wing and was airlifted to hospital this morning (February 26).

The former caretaker, 52, is serving a life sentence at the County Durham prison for murdering Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in Soham in 2002. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Justice said: “A prisoner is receiving treatment after an incident at HMP Frankland on Thursday morning. It would be inappropriate to comment further while police investigate.”

Jessica and Holly, both aged 10, went missing when they left a family barbecue to go and buy sweets. They never returned home and their bodies were found a week later.

Huntley had lured the girls to his home, murdered them and disposed of their bodies in a ditch. After efforts from police and the local community, their bodies were found near an airbase, 12 miles from Soham.

He returned to the site where he dumped the bodies and cut off their closed and burned them, his trial heard. The remains of Manchester United shirts that the girls were wearing were found later in a bin by police.

Suspicions were raised when he gave a chillingly detailed interview to the press about the girls, who attended St Andrew’s Primary School. It appeared that he took an unusual interest in the case.

Huntley denied the murders but was ultimately convicted in 2003 following a trial. Huntley has previously been attacked in the same prison, when a prisoner slit his throat in 2010.

Durham Constabulary have been contacted for more information.