Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after being bludgeoned with metal pole in prison attack

Ian Huntley was critically injured in an ambush at HMP Frankland on Thursday (Picture: PA)

Soham murderer Ian Huntley has died in hospital after being beaten over the head with a spiked metal pole by a fellow inmate in prison.

The double child killer had been serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

Huntley, 52, was taken to hospital in a critical condition on Thursday, February 26, and spent a week on life support having been left blind and brain damaged by the assault.