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Inquest into death of Soham child murderer Ian Huntley to begin next month

Ian Huntley died after an alleged assault with a metal bar in prison; a man has been charged with his murder and an inquest will examine the circumstances.

  • An inquest into the death of Ian Huntley will open on April 14 in Crook, County Durham, led by senior coroner Jeremy Chipperfield for the 52-year-old, who died in the Royal Victoria Infirmary on March 7.
  • Huntley died after an alleged attack with a metal bar at HMP Frankland in Durham on February 26, and Anthony Russell, 43, has been charged with murdering the inmate at the maximum-security jail.
  • The ex-school caretaker was serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, having killed the best friends in Soham and dumped their bodies 10 miles away.
  • Reports indicate there will be no funeral service for the child killer, with family members expected to scatter his ashes in secret, while former partner Maxine Carr lives under a new identity.
  • Anthony Russell will attend Newcastle Crown Court on April 24 for a pre-trial preparation hearing regarding the murder charge, following Huntley's death at the Royal Victoria Infirmary earlier this month.
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Chronicle Live broke the news in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom on Friday, March 27, 2026.
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