Double child killer Ian Huntley could get a taxpayer-funded funeral and memorial, and the prison governor will be forced to write a letter of condolence to his family, after he was bludgeoned to death by a fellow inmate at HMP Frankland. Firstly, the governor of the Durham prison, Darren Finley, will have to pen a letter of condolence to Huntley's family and invite them to visit the prison. Triple murderer Anthony Russell, 43, is suspected of launching the brutal assault, which left Huntley 'torn apart like a rat' and lying in a pool of his own blood. Prison sources this weekend suggested to The Mail on Sunday that the issue of Huntley's next of kin had caused a family 'disagreement'. It was previously reported that Huntley wore a red Manchester United football shirt around prison, which infuriated other inmates.

Source: Daily Mail March 08, 2026 17:53 UTC