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Taxpayers to Foot Almost £2,000 for Ian Huntley's Funeral
The ministry covered Huntley’s cremation under standard prisoner rules, including a £265 natural coffin, after his death in custody.
- The Ministry of Justice confirmed it spent £1,915 on the cremation of Soham murderer Ian Huntley, who died in hospital after an alleged attack at HMP Frankland.
- Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker, was serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman when he sustained a fatal head injury in prison.
- Costs included £585 for a "direct unattended" cremation and £265 for a "jute natural coffin," selected as the most economical choice for the service without mourners present.
- A petition signed by 64,000 people urged the government to stop using taxpayer funds for the funeral, after the MoJ's standard practice of offering up to £3,000 for prisoners' funeral expenses was revealed.
- Standard MoJ policy covers basic funeral costs for deceased prisoners; precedent includes high-profile criminals Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe and Raymond Morris, convicted for the Cannock Chase child murders.
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