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| Huntley in prison after overdose | |
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| Soham murderer Ian Huntley has left hospital after being treated for a suspected overdose. | |
| Huntley, 33, is currently serving a life sentence at HMP Wakefield for the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Cambridgeshire. | Huntley, 33, is currently serving a life sentence at HMP Wakefield for the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Cambridgeshire. |
| A Prison Service spokeswoman said an investigation was under way into events at the prison on Friday afternoon. | A Prison Service spokeswoman said an investigation was under way into events at the prison on Friday afternoon. |
| Huntley's condition was not thought to be life-threatening. It is the third time he has tried to take his own life. | Huntley's condition was not thought to be life-threatening. It is the third time he has tried to take his own life. |
| It is understood he did not lose consciousness and presented himself to prison staff. | It is understood he did not lose consciousness and presented himself to prison staff. |
| This is a dreadful story for the Prison Service and a huge embarrassment for them Mark Leech, Prisons Handbook editor | This is a dreadful story for the Prison Service and a huge embarrassment for them Mark Leech, Prisons Handbook editor |
| BBC correspondent Danny Savage said the news will be a huge embarrassment for the Prison Service, whose job it is to keep Huntley alive. | BBC correspondent Danny Savage said the news will be a huge embarrassment for the Prison Service, whose job it is to keep Huntley alive. |
| Huntley is normally held in the healthcare section of the high-security jail, which is not the same as segregation. | Huntley is normally held in the healthcare section of the high-security jail, which is not the same as segregation. |
| Editor of the Prisons Handbook, Mark Leech, said: "This is a dreadful story for the Prison Service and a huge embarrassment for them, particularly as Huntley is the highest possible security category. | Editor of the Prisons Handbook, Mark Leech, said: "This is a dreadful story for the Prison Service and a huge embarrassment for them, particularly as Huntley is the highest possible security category. |
| "It is going to require some heads to be banged together to sort this out - they really must get to grips with it because this is not the first time, by any means, that Huntley has tried to take his own life. | "It is going to require some heads to be banged together to sort this out - they really must get to grips with it because this is not the first time, by any means, that Huntley has tried to take his own life. |
| "If necessary any medication should be given by injection." | "If necessary any medication should be given by injection." |
| The Prison Service spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that Ian Huntley is being treated in hospital for a suspected overdose. | The Prison Service spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that Ian Huntley is being treated in hospital for a suspected overdose. |
| "We will be investigating events surrounding this incident." | "We will be investigating events surrounding this incident." |
| She was not prepared to disclose the hospital at which Huntley was receiving treatment. | She was not prepared to disclose the hospital at which Huntley was receiving treatment. |
| 'Risk of self-harm' | 'Risk of self-harm' |
| 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. |
| 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 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 schoolgirls. |
| An official report into the 2003 suicide attempt said Huntley presented an "ongoing significant risk of self-harm". | An official report into the 2003 suicide attempt said Huntley presented an "ongoing significant risk of self-harm". |
| In September 2006 he spent a day in hospital after being found unconscious in his cell following an overdose. | In September 2006 he spent a day in hospital after being found unconscious in his cell following an overdose. |
| That incident prompted an urgent review of how Huntley is supervised by the head of the Prison Service's Standards Audit Unit, Rob Kellett. | That incident prompted an urgent review of how Huntley is supervised by the head of the Prison Service's Standards Audit Unit, Rob Kellett. |
| Huntley has also been subjected to attacks from fellow inmates. | Huntley has also been subjected to attacks from fellow inmates. |
| In October last year he was reportedly held at knifepoint after being ambushed on his way back to his cell after a meal. | In October last year he was reportedly held at knifepoint after being ambushed on his way back to his cell after a meal. |