Summary
Police have charged a prison inmate named Anthony Russell with murdering Ian Huntley. Huntley, who was serving a life sentence for killing two schoolgirls in 2002, died following an attack in prison.
Key Facts
- Anthony Russell, an inmate, is charged with murdering Ian Huntley.
- Huntley died after being attacked in HMP Frankland in Durham.
- The attack happened on February 26; Huntley died later.
- Ian Huntley was serving a life sentence, with a minimum of 40 years, for the 2002 murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
- Huntley committed these crimes in Soham, Cambridgeshire.
- Anthony Russell is scheduled to appear in court via video link.
- Police received reports of the assault on February 26.
- The Ministry of Justice described Huntley's crime as one of the nation's most shocking cases.
