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Child killer Huntley back in jail | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
Child murderer Ian Huntley has been returned from hospital to Wakefield Prison, a day after trying to kill himself there. | |
He was found unconscious in his cell early on Tuesday after a suspected overdose. | |
He was taken to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, where he was kept under police guard during treatment. | |
The 32-year-old received two life terms for murdering Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in Soham, Cambridgeshire in 2002. | The 32-year-old received two life terms for murdering Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in Soham, Cambridgeshire in 2002. |
Urgent review | |
A Home Office statement on Wednesday afternoon said: "Ian Huntley left Pinderfields Hospital at 11.30am today and was returned to the healthcare wing of HMP Wakefield. | |
"Earlier this morning he saw a consultant who approved his transfer back to the prison. | |
"Huntley continues to be managed according to Prison Service policy on the prevention of suicide and self-harm. In particular he will be subject to Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) procedures through which his risk will be continually assessed. | |
"The Prison Service works to minimise the risk of any prisoner taking their own life, but it cannot eliminate that risk entirely." | |
Liquid medication | |
An urgent review of how Huntley is supervised is being carried out by the head of the Prison Service's Standards Audit Unit, Rob Kellett. | |
Huntley first tried to kill himself in June 2003 after saving up 29 anti-depressant pills in a box of teabags while awaiting trial for the murder of the two 10-year-old schoolgirls. | Huntley first tried to kill himself in June 2003 after saving up 29 anti-depressant pills in a box of teabags while awaiting trial for the murder of the two 10-year-old schoolgirls. |
An official report into the 2003 suicide attempt, which was released by the Home Office just eight weeks ago, said Huntley presented an "ongoing significant risk of self-harm". | An official report into the 2003 suicide attempt, which was released by the Home Office just eight weeks ago, said Huntley presented an "ongoing significant risk of self-harm". |
"In managing him, the safest strategy is to assume he will commit another act of self-harm if given the opportunity," it said. | "In managing him, the safest strategy is to assume he will commit another act of self-harm if given the opportunity," it said. |
Prison sources have told the BBC that Huntley was on liquid medication and it was unclear how he had stored medicine for his latest suicide bid. | Prison sources have told the BBC that Huntley was on liquid medication and it was unclear how he had stored medicine for his latest suicide bid. |
In September 2005, High Court judge Mr Justice Moses ruled that Huntley, originally from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, must serve at least 40 years in prison. | In September 2005, High Court judge Mr Justice Moses ruled that Huntley, originally from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, must serve at least 40 years in prison. |
He said the killings did not meet the criteria for a "whole-life tariff", but the 40-year term offered "little or no hope" of his release. | He said the killings did not meet the criteria for a "whole-life tariff", but the 40-year term offered "little or no hope" of his release. |
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