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Man charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, serving a whole-life tariff, was charged after attacking Ian Huntley with a metal pole at HMP Frankland; Huntley died after 10 days on life support.

  • Police said the charge follows Huntley's death on Saturday, with Anthony Russell, 43, at HMP Frankland, charged with his murder.
  • On Thursday, February 26, the Soham killer was taken to hospital after being bludgeoned from behind with a metal pole in a workshop at HMP Frankland, police said.
  • Ian Huntley was convicted and in 2003 sentenced to life with a 40-year minimum for murdering Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham in 2002.
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Prison inmate charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, 43, has been charged with murder following the death of Soham murderer Ian Huntley

·Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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Inmate charged with the murder of child-killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, 43, of HMP Frankland, has been charged with murder

·Belfast, United Kingdom
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Inmate charged with murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

A prison inmate has been charged with the murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley, police say.

·United Kingdom
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Ian Huntley lag 'killer' charged with murder after prison attack on Soham monster

Huntley, behind bars for the murder of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, died on Saturday following the attack

·London, United Kingdom
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Coventry man charged with the murder of Soham killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, who previously lived in Bell Green, has been charged by Durham Constabulary

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Inmate charged with murdering Soham killer Ian Huntley

Anthony Russell, 43, of HMP Frankland, has been charged with murder

·Ireland
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Cambridge News broke the news in Cambridge, United Kingdom on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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