Child killer Ian Huntley is said to be ‘upset’ after prison bosses at HMP Frankland removed his Xbox from his cell after he was found to be hoarding contraband
Soham murderer Ian Huntley has had his Xbox taken off him as a punishment for bad behaviour, prison insiders say.
The child killer – who is serving two life sentences for the horrific murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 – is said to be ‘upset’ after guards at HMP Frankland removed his privileges for breaching rules over discipline and keeping contraband.
Huntley, who turns 52 next week, is also said to have been moved to a section of the Category A prison in County Durham typically reserved for OAP inmates.
‘Monster Mansion’ Frankland houses some of Britain’s most dangerous prisoners, including murderer Levi Bellfield, killer cop Wayne Couzens, and Woolwich attacker Michael Adebolajo.
Unauthorised items found in his cell are believed to include DVDs, USB sticks and magazines. Huntley is said to admitted to the breaches of rules on contraband after a search – leading to his Xbox games console being removed.
One insider told The Sun: “He loved his Xbox and played it all the time. But he’s most upset at being moved from his cell to one on the bottom floor next to all the old fogies on the wing.
“Everyone else thinks it’s funny and he’s the butt of a load of jokes. He’s quite arrogant and has been acting like the big ‘I am’ for ages so this will take him down a peg or two.”
Huntley – a caretaker at St Andrew’s Primary School attended by Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman – shocked the nation when it emerged he had killed the girls and disposed of their bodies in a ditch after inviting them into his home.
Prior to his arrest, he had been active in the search for the two girls, telling reporters he was the last person to see them alive. A gamekeeper discovered the bodies on August 17, 2002, 13 days after the girls went missing.
Last month, Huntley’s daughter Samantha Bryan asked to visit him in prison to try and get more details on the brutal murders he carried out – but instead received a blunt letter that read: “Given the probable length of my future and your current motives I doubt there will be enough time for a significant shift in circumstances in order for us to ever meet”. She went on to describe him as a “pitiful, twisted, manipulative coward”.
Huntley has spent the majority of his sentence in high-security prisons, being housed at HMP Wakefield before his transfer to Frankland in 2008.
In 2010, he was attacked by a fellow inmate who slashed his throat with a makeshift weapon, leaving him with serious injuries.
He will not be eligible for a parole hearing until 2042, and will only be released if the Parole Board is satisfied that he no longer poses a danger to the public.
